psychosocial

adjective

psy·​cho·​so·​cial ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl How to pronounce psychosocial (audio)
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
psychosocially adverb

Examples of psychosocial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Feeling anxious, embarrassed or other effects on psychosocial well-being. Dr. Joanne Armstrong, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023 These can involve psychosocial treatments (including brief physician intervention, help from a mental health professional, and mutual-help groups like AA), medication treatment, or both. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2023 These newer approaches focus on psychosocial stress and the patients' own belief systems. Matthew M. Kurtz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 Such jarring disparities cannot be accounted for by genetic and hormonal factors alone; psychosocial factors play an important role as well. Time, 3 Oct. 2023 In Morocco, the group is ready to help with urgent needs like shelter, safe drinking water, health and medical help, and food and nutrition support as well as psychosocial support. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023 More than 280,000 children have already been provided with educational materials, while more than 1.7 million children and their families have received mental and psychosocial support. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022 After the audit, a senior leader of the transplant center determined in an internal analysis that psychosocial risks contributed to the deaths of five liver recipients between 2014 and 2018. Max Blau, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2023 The money this year is going towards their Clubs and Camps program, which offers psychosocial support to young people living with HIV. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Aug. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of psychosocial was in 1890

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Cite this Entry

“Psychosocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychosocial. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.

Medical Definition

psychosocial

adjective
psy·​cho·​so·​cial ˌsī-kō-ˈsō-shəl How to pronounce psychosocial (audio)
1
: involving both psychological and social aspects
psychosocial adjustment in marriage
2
: relating social conditions to mental health
psychosocial medicine
psychosocially adverb
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