tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886575137375451769.post3315630267264720171..comments2023-08-08T00:53:58.434-07:00Comments on Garth Kroeker: Neurology & PsychiatryGKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14714377295981745087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886575137375451769.post-28774886127236935882009-06-17T12:14:50.672-07:002009-06-17T12:14:50.672-07:00I agree with you, regarding the neurobiological ro...I agree with you, regarding the neurobiological roots of both psychiatric and neurological problems. <br /><br />Neurologists are in short supply as well, and are busy seeing patients with epilepsy, peripheral nerve diseases, autoimmune conditions, etc. Many neurologists specializing in these areas are not comfortable attempting to help with emotional problems. <br /><br />In this way, I suppose it could be fair to consider neurology and psychiatry different branches of "nervous system" medicine, just as immunology and endocrinology are different branches of internal medicine. <br /><br />I do agree that neurologists and psychiatrists ought to interact more with each other professionally, and to learn from each other, especially since most neurological conditions have a substantial risk of psychiatric comorbidity.GKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714377295981745087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886575137375451769.post-5750736796765939572009-06-17T11:50:59.174-07:002009-06-17T11:50:59.174-07:00Hi Dr. K,
The "questioner's" questi...Hi Dr. K,<br /><br />The "questioner's" question, from my perspective was referring to (all or most of) psychiatric symptoms BEING biological symptoms, thereby making the division of psychiatry and neurology a mistake.<br /><br />Given the seemingly obvious material nature of at least a large portion of psychiatric symptoms (i.e. the genetic cause and the neurobiological cause...why else would we bother with taking meds?): <br /><br />Doesn't it make sense that psychiatrists and neurologists join hands...perhaps becoming one specialty...to treat the many other illnesses (depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.)... currently in the realm of psychiatry alone?<br /><br />I always wondered why the division given some neurological conditions have more than just biology triggering them (eg. perhaps some neurological illnesses triggered by stress, or where a person lives, or other things outside biolical causes,<br /><br />Thanks,<br />LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471109543598630398noreply@blogger.com