Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 29, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	PSYCHEMEDICS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000806517
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	PMD
Document Type	10-Q
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,323,015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014