neuropsychiatry

[ noor-oh-si-kahy-uh-tree, -sahy-, nyoor- ]

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.

neuropsychiatry

/ ˌnjʊərəʊsaɪˈkaɪətrɪ; ˌnjʊərəʊˌsaɪkɪˈætrɪk /

noun

1. the branch of psychiatry that investigates the links between mental illness and organic disease of the brain

Derived Forms

• neuropsychiatric, adjective
• ˌneuropsyˈchiatrist, noun

Other Words From

• neu·ro·psy·chi·at·ric [n, oo, r-oh-sahy-kee-, a, -trik, ny, oo, r-], adjective
• neuro·psy·chia·trist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropsychiatry¹

First recorded in 1915–20; neuro- + psychiatry

Example Sentences

The cognitive neuropsychiatry of those cases is something which is exactly like jamais vu.

From Salon

His office said that Dr. David Williamson, the neuropsychiatry chief and medical director at Walter Reed, had determined that Mr. Fetterman’s depression was now in remission.

From New York Times

The neuropsychiatry team worked with colleagues in cardiology and neurology at Walter Reed to evaluate and treat Mr. Fetterman.

From Washington Times

While she was studying the mysterious conditions of a group of patients in a Paris hospital's neuropsychiatry unit, her mother, the poet Anne Atik, was meanwhile navigating through her own experience of dementia.

From Salon

Sonya and Haley reached out to experts, starting with David Baron, a USC professor and neuropsychiatry researcher who has worked with many athletes.

From Los Angeles Times