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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First of all, you are correct in the fact that there is a whole lot of things that are the same between them, and a lot of study of psychiatry uses neroscience.
The thing is that psychiatry, as a study, is based both on understanding the physical mechanics of psychological issues (such as the affect of dopamine on certain receptors) which is indeed 100% part of the neuroscience field, but also they study behavior on the outcome levels that aren’t looking at the neurological level, like for example how stress affects different types of mental health issues on a behavioral way.
Basically, psychiatry uses studies both from neuroscience and psychology together (and combines them).
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