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neuropsychiatrist
noun[ C ]
medical specializeduk /ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.saɪˈkaɪ.ə.trɪst//ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.sɪˈkaɪ.ə.trɪst/ us /ˌnʊr.oʊ.saɪˈkaɪə.trɪst//ˌnʊr.oʊ.sɪˈkaɪə.trɪst/
a doctor who is trained in neuropsychiatry(= the part of medicine that studies the relationship between mental illness and the nervous system):
He is a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.
The two neuropsychiatrists appointed by the court concluded that he was competent to stand trial.
A forensic neuropsychiatrist told the court that he wasn't competent to testify.
Jaw clenching is often unnoticed by the anxious patient until it is pointed out by a neuropsychiatrist.
The neuropsychiatrist determined that Bob had significant cognitive impairments in memory, attention, comprehension, and reasoning.
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