eli5 Why are psychiatry and neuroscience different medical fields?

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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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Psyachiatry is a medical practice that specializes in studying and improving human health as it relates to behaviour.

Neurology is a medical practice that specializes in studying and improving human health as it relates to the brain and nervous system.

Neuroscience is the study of nervous systems of organisms, including vertebrate and non-vertebrates.

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