neuropsychiatry

noun

neu·​ro·​psy·​chi·​a·​try ˌnu̇r-ō-sə-ˈkī-ə-trē How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
-sī-,
ˌnyu̇r-
: a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry
neuropsychiatric
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
adjective
neuropsychiatrically
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-tri-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
ˌnyu̇r-
adverb
neuropsychiatrist
ˌnu̇r-ō-sə-ˈkī-ə-trist How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
-sī-
ˌnyu̇r-
noun

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The program provided postgraduate training in neuropsychiatry, while the program’s clinical component involved Jobe and other psychiatrists treating patients with neurodegenerative diseases who also were experiencing psychosis and other psychiatric conditions. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022 Beds in a child neuropsychiatry unit at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome have been full since October, said Dr. Stefano Vicari, the director of the unit. — New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021

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First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neuropsychiatry was in 1918

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neuropsychiatry

noun
neu·​ro·​psy·​chi·​a·​try -sə-ˈkī-ə-trē, -sī- How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
plural neuropsychiatries
: a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry
neuropsychiatric
-ˌsī-kē-ˈa-trik How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
adjective
neuropsychiatrically
-tri-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce neuropsychiatry (audio)
adverb
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