psychopharmacology
noun
psy·cho·phar·ma·col·o·gy ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē 
: the study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behavior
psychopharmacological
ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective or less commonly psychopharmacologic
ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-jik
psychopharmacologist
ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At the outset of his career, Lichtenberg was taken with the promise of psychopharmacology. 
New York Times, 17 May 2022 Despite upbeat advertising campaigns for new drugs, there have been no true breakthroughs in psychopharmacology for more than a half-century. Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ, 13 May 2022 The advent of psychopharmacology in the 1950s facilitated, but did not cause, the emptying of state psychiatric hospitals. Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ, 13 May 2022 According to an overview by Marc-Antoine Crocq, who studies the history of psychiatry and psychopharmacology at University of Upper Alsace in Mulhouse, France, mentions of cannabis show up in ancient texts from India, Egypt and the Roman Empire. New York Times, 1 Jan. 2022 Then, seemingly overnight, psychopharmacology changed much of that. Scott Shannon, Wired, 18 May 2021 Psychedelics aren’t just an exciting development in psychopharmacology. John Semley, The New Republic, 8 Mar. 2021 His work helped refine the definitions of certain psychiatric disorders and establish the legitimacy of treating them with drugs — a field known as psychopharmacology — along with traditional psychotherapy. Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2019 There, working under Max Fink, Dr. Klein became increasingly interested in psychopharmacology, collecting data on the effects of drugs on various conditions. Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2019 See More
New York Times, 17 May 2022 Despite upbeat advertising campaigns for new drugs, there have been no true breakthroughs in psychopharmacology for more than a half-century. Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ, 13 May 2022 The advent of psychopharmacology in the 1950s facilitated, but did not cause, the emptying of state psychiatric hospitals. Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ, 13 May 2022 According to an overview by Marc-Antoine Crocq, who studies the history of psychiatry and psychopharmacology at University of Upper Alsace in Mulhouse, France, mentions of cannabis show up in ancient texts from India, Egypt and the Roman Empire. New York Times, 1 Jan. 2022 Then, seemingly overnight, psychopharmacology changed much of that. Scott Shannon, Wired, 18 May 2021 Psychedelics aren’t just an exciting development in psychopharmacology. John Semley, The New Republic, 8 Mar. 2021 His work helped refine the definitions of certain psychiatric disorders and establish the legitimacy of treating them with drugs — a field known as psychopharmacology — along with traditional psychotherapy. Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2019 There, working under Max Fink, Dr. Klein became increasingly interested in psychopharmacology, collecting data on the effects of drugs on various conditions. Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
psychopharmacology
noun
psy·cho·phar·ma·col·o·gy ˌsī-kō-ˌfär-mə-ˈkäl-ə-jē
plural psychopharmacologies
: the study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behavior