neuropsychiatrist
Mental-neurological medical specialist
A neuropsychiatrist is a physician who specializes in disorders where neurology and psychiatry overlap—conditions involving both brain function and mental health.
The field addresses cases where neurological damage or disease produces psychiatric symptoms, or where psychiatric conditions have clear neurological components: The neuropsychiatrist evaluated patients with dementia-related behavioral changes.
Chronic cognitive impairment
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
stroke · multiple sclerosis · Huntington's · depression · anxiety · psychosis · delirium · ADHD
Determining worth or quality
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- cognitive testingMeasuring intellectual function
- EEGNeural activity recording
MRI · PET scan · consultation · examination · screening · interview · observation · rating scales
Therapeutic substance for illness
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
pharmacotherapy · counseling · behavioral therapy · electroconvulsive therapy · neuromodulation · deep brain stimulation
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- private practiceIndependent professional business
- memory clinicFacility assessing cognitive decline
- outpatientTreated without admission
inpatient · research institute · veterans affairs · forensic unit
dementia
Chronic cognitive impairment
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative motor disorder
Alzheimer's · stroke · multiple sclerosis · Huntington's · depression · anxiety · psychosis · delirium · ADHD · autism
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- cognitive testingMeasuring intellectual function
EEG · MRI · PET scan · consultation · examination · screening · interview · observation · rating scales · differential diagnosis
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
management · pharmacotherapy · counseling · behavioral therapy · electroconvulsive therapy · neuromodulation · deep brain stimulation
hospital
Medical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- private practiceIndependent professional business
- memory clinicFacility assessing cognitive decline
outpatient · inpatient · research institute · veterans affairs · forensic unit
neuropsychiatristfaith healer
One who cures through prayer
spiritual healer · shaman · psychoanalyst · counselor · life coach
neuropsychiatristtorturer
One who inflicts agony
brainwasher · interrogator · propagandist · cult leader · abuser
neuropsychiatristgeneral practitioner
Primary care doctor
family doctor · podiatrist · dermatologist · orthopedist · proctologist