psychopharmacology

alleviate \uh-LEE-vee-ayt\

verb
1 a : relieve, lessen: as b : to make (as suffering) more bearable c : to partially remove or correct

Psychopharmacology began alleviating our suffering in 1954 with Thorazine. In 2012, they give it to you for hiccups. But there's still to pill to cure a broken heart.