If both fields study problems with brain function, shouldn’t they be studied in unison? Shouldn’t a neurologist be a psychiatrist and vice versa?
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Psychiatrists focus on prescribing and managing drugs to treat conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Neurologists diagnose and treat conditions like strokes, brain injuries from blows to the head, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. There is a bit of overlap, and in fact some doctors are board certified in both. Some psychiatric drugs will cause serious movement disorders that are usually treated by neurologists. Clinical psychologists give counseling to manage mood disorders and the like.
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