What is Neuropsychiatry?
Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. Psychiatrists use multiple diagnostic and treatment modalities that incorporate biological, psychological and social approaches. Neuroscience involves basic science investigating the structure and function of the brain and nervous system.
Neuropsychiatry is the interface between basic and clinical neuroscience and psychiatry.
It includes:
- Neurobiological approaches to the study and treatment of psychiatric disorders (Biological Psychiatry)
- The understanding of disorders in which cerebral or systemic pathology contributes to the mental state (Organic Psychiatry)
The staff at MNC focus on furthering our understanding of neurobiological, psychiatric and psychological factors involved in mental illnesses, through the application of new knowledge acquired from research in a clinical (patient-based) context. Research innovations are made possible by the specialised approach of MNC researchers across a number of disciplines. This includes fields as diverse as neuroscience, psychiatry, neuropsychology, genetics, statistics, medical imaging, mathematics, physics, engineering, and information technology. Together with the most recent advances in medical imaging and information technology, we are now better placed to understand the structure and functioning of the brain in health and illness than ever before.