Morning,
So I've had EMDR, counselling, CBT but yesterday I travelled to London for my first appointment with a neuropsychiatrist.... what do they even do? I seem to recycle my problems to all these specialists and they do not differ apart from their job title. Has anyone has good results or experience dealing with a neuropsychiatrist?
London, lucky you a posh expensive one. I've never seen one but I know people who have and they gave them the ability to cope with their troubled mind and placed them on medication.
Hi mattmorris,
What an excellent question. I thought I would do some research - the best explanation I came up with came from this article (link provided). Just to confuse the issue, apparently there are also neuropsychologists 
Neuropsychiatry: the Interface Area of Psychiatry and Neurology
What is Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology?
Neuropsychiatry involves the interface area of psychiatry and neurology. This is a specialist medical discipline involving the behavioral or psychological difficulties associated with known or suspected neurological conditions such as epilepsy, head injury, attention deficit disorder, dementia, tardive dyskinesia, atypical spells, irritability and any organic mental disorder. Technically, Neuropsychiatry concentrates on the abnormalities in those areas of higher brain function such as the cerebral cortex and limbic system. Sometimes difficult to treat psychological or psychiatric conditions, including problems relating to medication. are related to these areas.
The subspecialty of neuropsychiatry is the "neurological aspects of psychiatry and the psychiatric aspects of neurology." All neuropsychiatric patients invariably have a psychiatric aspect as well as a higher brain neurological facet.
Neuropsychiatry, now used synonymously with Behavioral Neurology, is the medical subspecialty dealing with the evaluation and management of higher brain functions (cerebral cortex and limbic system).
Although Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology are regarded as the same specialty, the primary initial specialty directions may be different. (Neuropsychiatrists may come to this specialty through psychiatry, Behavioral Neurologists through Neurology). Because of the highly specialized nature of this specialty, there was technically no board certification in this area until late 2006. This changed when the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) introduced Subspecialty Certification of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. (BPNP). These two specialties by so doing merged into one. Psychiatrists specialize in these behavioral facets as do behavioral neurologists whose discipline is similar.
The term Neuropsychiatrist and Behavioral Neurologist should be restricted to those with psychiatric training and special background training in the psychopathology of the cerebral cortex.
A training in Neurology and in Psychiatry alone does not make one a neuropsychiatrist / behavioral neurologist
Is ECT the way to go...
What type of anxiety do you have?
New here. Looking for support/help 
