Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 101211

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Kramer

Posted by OldSchool on March 31, 2002, at 23:59:03

Dear Dr. Kramer, what are your thoughts on formally merging psychiatry into Neurology in the future? I personally believe severe mental illness to be a brain based, chronic type illness and could possibly be better diagnosed and treated by a more Neurological approach.

Old School

Re: Kramer...more specific

Posted by OldSchool on April 1, 2002, at 0:07:34

In reply to Kramer, posted by OldSchool on March 31, 2002, at 23:59:03

> Dear Dr. Kramer, what are your thoughts on formally merging psychiatry into Neurology in the future? I personally believe severe mental illness to be a brain based, chronic type illness and could possibly be better diagnosed and treated by a more HIGH TECH, Neurological approach.
> Old School

Also, when is psychiatry ever going to develop some real medical tests to improve accurate diagnosing?

Re: Kramer

Posted by Dr. Kramer on April 1, 2002, at 6:29:57

In reply to Kramer, posted by OldSchool on March 31, 2002, at 23:59:03

> Dear Dr. Kramer, what are your thoughts on formally merging psychiatry into Neurology in the future? I personally believe severe mental illness to be a brain based, chronic type illness and could possibly be better diagnosed and treated by a more Neurological approach.
>
> Old School

I agree, but I think that it's important to note that as we learn more in Western Medicine, we tend to specialize more, and "merge" less, as there's just too much for a single practitioner to master. My guess of the future is that we will have more disease-specific docs, like a "Mood Disorder" or a "Multiple Sclerosis" doc as opposed to a Psychiatrist or a Neurologist.

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