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Is multicausal a word? As in "Disorder X, like many other psychological conditions, is now seen as multicausal,". It has many causes rather than one.

I already looked this up in a dictionary, but it sounds wrong when I read it to myself.

Well, I inferred its meaning, which is good grounds in terms of clarity of communication. As far as precedent goes, pubmed has this article: Venous thrombosis: a multicausal disease so I'd say, yes, it is a word.

I understood what you meant by it, so I'm voting for yes.

It's in the Collins dictionary: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/multicausal

So I'd say yes. But even if it wasn't, it communicates its meaning clearly, so I have no problem with it.

If you like, I can ask some of the Psychology faculty at the university. I can't see American and Canadian terminology differing that much, if at all.

It's ok, Emrys. I'm handing this baby in shortly.

Thanks all!

And here I thought you needed help with something in Microsoft Word.

I originally clicked on this thread expecting dictionary-ish help, not Microsoft.

--Patrick