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neuropsychiatry Definition

neuro·psy·chia·try (-sī kī′ə trē -, -si-)

noun

a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of both the mind and the nervous system

Related Forms:

  • neuropsychiatric neu′ro·psy′·chi·at′·ric (-sī′kē a′trik) adjective
neuropsychiatry Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • cognitive: This in turn stimulated the new field of cognitive neuropsychiatry.
  • clinical: He also runs an MSc in clinical neuropsychiatry from the University of Birmingham.