psychosocial
adjective
psy·cho·so·cial
ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl 
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
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There is no definitive answer as to why but Monasterio lists load monitoring, fatigue and psychosocial factors such as stress as contributing issues.
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The clinic has been supporting hundreds of patients a day, providing vital healthcare such as psychosocial support, physiotherapy, and medication for chronic conditions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
The team also believes that clinicians should look at screening patients for detrimental environmental factors – isolation, food insecurity, stress history – to develop treatment plans that better address the psychosocial and biological links in obesity.
—New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2025
This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The clinic has been supporting hundreds of patients a day, providing vital healthcare such as psychosocial support, physiotherapy, and medication for chronic conditions.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
The team also believes that clinicians should look at screening patients for detrimental environmental factors – isolation, food insecurity, stress history – to develop treatment plans that better address the psychosocial and biological links in obesity.
—New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2025
This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychosocial
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psychosocial
adjective
psy·cho·so·cial
ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
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