psychological medicine
noun · n
Simple meaning
The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
saɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəlˈmɛdəsən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
n
A peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of psychiatry and related aspects of psychology and basic sciences.
Word Aura™
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This meaning: The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
In this sense psychological medicine is used as a clinical description rather than a judgement. Outside professional contexts the same word carries much more force, so it is easy for a reader to hear criticism where none was meant.
- Emotional tone
- Context-dependent
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Very strong
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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