neuropsychiatric
Brain and behavior
Neuropsychiatric describes conditions, symptoms, or treatments involving both neurological and psychiatric dimensions—where brain function and mental health intersect.
The term applies to disorders that have clear neurological origins but manifest as behavioral or psychological symptoms, such as the cognitive changes seen in Parkinson's disease or the mood disturbances following traumatic brain injury.
The patient exhibited neuropsychiatric symptoms including confusion and agitation.
A neuropsychiatric evaluation assesses how brain abnormalities affect thinking, mood, and behavior.
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
Alzheimer's · Parkinson's · Huntington's · epilepsy · depression · anxiety · PTSD · obsessive-compulsive
Synaptic chemical messenger
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
- GABAInhibitory brain neurotransmitter
glutamate · synapse · receptor · cortex · hippocampus · amygdala · prefrontal · limbic
Perceptions without external cause
- delusionsFirmly held false beliefs
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disinhibitionReduced behavioral restraint
psychomotor · tremor · seizures · confusion · disorientation · paranoia · catatonia · anhedonia
Visualizing nervous system structure
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- SPECTGamma-emitting radiotracer imaging method
Drugs treating severe mental disorders
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
- anticonvulsantsSeizure-preventing medications
- electroconvulsiveUsing electricity to trigger seizures
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
dementia · Alzheimer's · Parkinson's · Huntington's · epilepsy · depression · anxiety · PTSD · obsessive-compulsive · encephalopathy
neurotransmitter
Synaptic chemical messenger
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
GABA · glutamate · synapse · receptor · cortex · hippocampus · amygdala · prefrontal · limbic · neurodegeneration
hallucinations
Perceptions without external cause
disinhibition · psychomotor · tremor · seizures · confusion · disorientation · paranoia · catatonia · anhedonia · fatigue
neuroimaging
Visualizing nervous system structure
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
antipsychotics
Drugs treating severe mental disorders
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- anxiolyticsDrugs reducing pathological worry
- anticonvulsantsSeizure-preventing medications
electroconvulsive · psychopharmacology · SSRIs · multidisciplinary
neuropsychiatricmusculoskeletal
Pertaining to muscles and bones
cardiovascular · gastrointestinal · dermatological · pulmonary · orthopedic
neuropsychiatricpsychogenic
Caused by the mind
functional · psychosomatic · environmental · situational · behavioral