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psychopharmacotherapy

American

[sahy-koh-fahr-muh-koh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌsaɪ koʊˌfɑr mə koʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

the use of psychoactive drugs in the symptomatic treatment or control of mental disorders or psychiatric disease.

Etymology

Origin of psychopharmacotherapy

psycho- + pharmaco- + therapy

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