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Psychiatry and neurology: from dualism to integration
Affiliations- Department of Psychotherapy, Jagiellonian University , Krakow, Poland
- AduIt Psychiatry Department, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Affective Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, Jagiellonian University , Krakow, Poland
- Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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Abstract
The two objectives of the following paper are: to make few remarks on the topic absorbing neurologists, psychiatrists, and neuropsychiatrists – integration and division of their specialties; and to describe the situation in Poland, reflected in the latest literature. The authors describe the former and present processes of approaches and divisions in psychiatry and neurology. They indicate dissemination of mutual methods of structural and action brain neuroimaging, neurophysiology, neurogenetics, and advanced neurophysiology diagnostics. As it seems, even the effectiveness of psychotherapy, has recently been associated with changes in brain in functional and even structural markers. The authors indicate the value of the strive to join the still divided specialties, reflected worldwide in attempts of common education and clinical cooperation of physicians. It can be expected that subsequent years will bring further triumphs of neuropsychiatry – a field that combines psychiatry and neurology.
Abstract
The two objectives of the following paper are: to make few remarks on the topic absorbing neurologists, psychiatrists, and neuropsychiatrists – integration and division of their specialties; and to describe the situation in Poland, reflected in the latest literature. The authors describe the former and present processes of approaches and divisions in psychiatry and neurology. They indicate dissemination of mutual methods of structural and action brain neuroimaging, neurophysiology, neurogenetics, and advanced neurophysiology diagnostics. As it seems, even the effectiveness of psychotherapy, has recently been associated with changes in brain in functional and even structural markers. The authors indicate the value of the strive to join the still divided specialties, reflected worldwide in attempts of common education and clinical cooperation of physicians. It can be expected that subsequent years will bring further triumphs of neuropsychiatry – a field that combines psychiatry and neurology.
Keywords
neuropsychiatry, neurology, psychiatry, dualism, integration
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Psychiatry and neurology: from dualism to integration
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
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577-583
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DOI
10.5114/ninp.2013.39069
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2013;47(6):577-583.
Keywords
neuropsychiatry
neurology
psychiatry
dualism
integration
Authors
Jerzy A. Sobański
Dominika Dudek
