psychopharmacology

noun psy·cho·phar·ma·col·o·gy \ ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Definition of psychopharmacology

: the study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behavior

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psychopharmacological

play \ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ or less commonly psychopharmacologic play \ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-jik\ adjective

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psychopharmacologist

play \ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jist\ noun

Recent Examples of psychopharmacology from the Web

Assigned to study the effect of reserpine on serotonin in blood cells, Dr. Carlsson immersed himself in the emerging field of psychopharmacology.

— denise gellene, New York Times, "Arvid Carlsson, Who Discovered a Treatment for Parkinson’s, Dies at 95," 1 July 2018
Assigned to study the effect of reserpine on serotonin in blood cells, Dr. Carlsson immersed himself in the emerging field of psychopharmacology.

— denise gellene, New York Times, "Arvid Carlsson, Who Discovered a Treatment for Parkinson’s, Dies at 95," 1 July 2018
Assigned to study the effect of reserpine on serotonin in blood cells, Dr. Carlsson immersed himself in the emerging field of psychopharmacology.

— denise gellene, BostonGlobe.com, "Arvid Carlsson, 95; discovered a treatment for Parkinson’s," 2 July 2018
The Mushroom Cure The Marsh presents Adam Strauss’ solo show following his psychopharmacology experiment medicating his OCD with psychedelics. 8 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.

— SFChronicle.com, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of July 1," 28 June 2018
The Mushroom Cure The Marsh presents Adam Strauss’s solo show following his vigilante psychopharmacology experiment medicating his OCD with psychedelics. 8 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays through July 7. $20-$100.

— SFChronicle.com, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of June 24," 22 June 2018
The Mushroom Cure The Marsh presents Adam Strauss’s solo show following his vigilante psychopharmacology experiment medicating his OCD with psychedelics. 8 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays through July 7. $20-$100.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of June 17," 14 June 2018
Lacking psychopharmacology, Schumann turned to psychosymphonicology during his decade devoted to orchestral music.

— mark swed, latimes.com, "Dudamel untangles the strangeness of Schumann's symphonies," 29 May 2018
In this capacious and rigorous history of psychopharmacology, the psychologist and writer Lauren Slater says that doctors don’t really understand how psychotropic medications work or how to assess if a patient needs them.

— New York Times, "8 New Books We Recommend This Week," 8 Mar. 2018

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