psychotropic
adjective
psy·cho·tro·pic
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Definition of psychotropic
: acting on the mind
psychotropic drugs
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Similarly, in the summer of 2018, based on the Flores settlement, a federal court barred immigration authorities from giving children psychotropic drugs without consent of parents or legal guardians. — Kevin Johnson, The Conversation, "Changes for a landmark agreement mean immigrant children face harsher treatment in US," 22 Aug. 2019 Advocates of a morally correct path to happiness also disapprove of taking shortcuts to pleasure with the help of psychotropic drugs. — Rafael Euba, Quartzy, "Why striving for happiness makes people miserable," 23 July 2019 Breggin has a long history of denying that psychotropic drugs can be effective or helpful. — Marie Claire, "Michelle Carter's Psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Breggin, Plays a Major Role In 'I Love You, Now Die'," 8 July 2019 In other cases, children were forcibly injected with psychotropic drugs. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Americans Can't Admit Concentration Camps Exist in the U.S. Because They're Shameless," 20 June 2019 The burger’s name is a cheeky nod to the psychotropic qualities of some mushrooms and the ingredients of a Reuben deli sandwich. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Local chef’s ‘Psycho-Deli’ burger aims to change the way people eat," 20 June 2019 The larvae then inject psychotropic substances into the hemolymph, a blood-like substance in the spider's abdomen. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How Wasps Turn Spiders Into Obedient Zombies," 30 Apr. 2019 In this capacious and rigorous history of psychopharmacology, the psychologist and writer Lauren Slater says that doctors don’t really understand how psychotropic medications work or how to assess if a patient needs them. — New York Times, "8 New Books We Recommend This Week," 8 Mar. 2018 This held up when the researchers excluded data on patients who were taking psychotropic drugs—ones that intended to alter a mental state. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Common drugs have depression as a possible side effect—a third of us take them," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'psychotropic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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psychotropic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of psychotropic
technical
: having an effect on how the mind works
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psychotropic
adjective
psy·cho·tro·pic
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Medical Definition of psychotropic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: acting on the mind
psychotropic drugs
psychotropic
nounMedical Definition of psychotropic (Entry 2 of 2)
: a psychotropic substance (as a drug)