Meanings
plural psychopharmaceuticals
- medicineAny drug used to treat a psychosis or similar disorder
1 more example
Using clinical diagnostic tools, we found that around 40% of incels had moderate-to-severe levels of depression, and a similar percentage had moderate-to-severe levels of anxiety. For context, presenting with these levels of symptoms would usually lead to an offer of psychopharmaceutical intervention from a primary healthcare provider (e.g. a GP).
2024 February 27, Andrew G. Thomas, “Incels Uncovered: How Potent Is the Black Pill?”, in Psychology Today
Origin
- Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
- Englishpsycho-
- Englishpharmaceutical
- Englishpsychopharmaceutical
From psycho- + pharmaceutical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian psicofarmaco
- psicofarmacodrug used to treat a psychosis
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