HealthAugust 31, 2026

neuropsychiatrist

NOOR-oh-sy-KY-uh-trist

Definition

A medical doctor who specializes in the study and treatment of mental or behavioral disorders associated with conditions or diseases of the brain.

Etymology

The word is a 20th-century combination of 'neuro-', derived from the Greek 'neuron' for nerve, and 'psychiatrist', from the Greek 'psyche' for mind or soul and 'iatreia' for healing.

In the news

Dr. Anna Burke is identified as a neuropsychiatrist leading the clinical trial, highlighting the intersection of neurology and psychiatry required to study psychedelic compounds like ibogaine.

Barrow, ASU embark on one of first clinical trials of ibogaine in the US

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