psychopharmacotherapy: Meaning and Definition of

psy•cho•phar•ma•co•ther•a•py

Pronunciation: (sī"kō-fär"mu-kō-ther'u-pē), [key]
— n.
  1. the use of psychoactive drugs in the symptomatic treatment or control of mental disorders or psychiatric disease.
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