HealthAugust 12, 2026

neuropsychiatric

NOO-roh-sy-kee-A-trik

Definition

Relating to the branch of medicine dealing with both mental disorders and organic nervous system diseases.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'neuron' (nerve) and 'psyche' (mind or soul), combined with 'iatrikos' (relating to medicine or physicians).

In the news

The article uses this term to categorize a group of mental health conditions, such as autism and depression, which researchers are trying to link to specific, reproducible structural brain signatures.

Neuropsychiatric MRI brain signatures fail reproducibility test

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