Neuropsychiatry

Neuropsychiatry, a branch of psychiatry, is the study and treatment of psychiatric or behavioural disorders that occur in patients with neurological conditions.

Neuropsychiatry is focused on mental disorders in patients with damage to the nervous system. This includes neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cerebral palsy. It also includes mental disorders that develop following brain injuries.

Neuropsychiatric conditions include cognitive disturbances and psychiatric symptoms secondary to the following:

• Movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease
• Seizure disorders
• Traumatic brain injury
• Substance-induced disorders
• Cerebrovascular disease