From the Editor
Let’s tear down the silos and reunify psychiatry and neurology!
Psychiatry is as much anchored in the brain as its sister specialty neurology is.
It is increasingly apparent that psychiatry and neurology are inseparable. 6 Why is there still reluctance to collaborate between the specialties? Why are these 2 fields’ research efforts still relatively distinct from one another, and not being built upon what is already known?
Based on current knowledge, sophisticated proponents of neuropsychiatry aren’t being unreasonable in their desire to push for an elevated status. If the field is to move in the most constructive direction, we should encourage a marriage—a fusion—of psychiatry and neurology. We shouldn’t be satisfied with connecting the specialties in theory and discussion; we should seek a structural unison of departments, journals, teaching, texts, research efforts, and fellowship options and accreditations.
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