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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For some, group activity can add to the psychosocial benefits.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
His wide-ranging, informative and accessible book explores the many reasons — psychosocial as well as biological — behind our favorite social lubricant’s insidious hold.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Lasting under eight minutes, the sketch evokes German uniform worship and the accompanying demand for humiliation as powerfully as the stern psychosocial analysis of the day did.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Other causes include genetic conditions, chronic disease, growth hormone deficiency, malnutrition, and psychosocial stress.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
His wide-ranging, informative and accessible book explores the many reasons — psychosocial as well as biological — behind our favorite social lubricant’s insidious hold.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Lasting under eight minutes, the sketch evokes German uniform worship and the accompanying demand for humiliation as powerfully as the stern psychosocial analysis of the day did.
—David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Other causes include genetic conditions, chronic disease, growth hormone deficiency, malnutrition, and psychosocial stress.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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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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