Psychopharmaceutical
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any drug used to treat a psychosis or similar disorder
"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)."
Example
More examples"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)."
Etymology
From psycho- + pharmaceutical.
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