The term Neuropsychiatry refers to the "field of scientific medicine that concerns itself with the complex relationship between human behavior and brain function, and endeavors to understand abnormal behavior and behavioral disorders on the basis of an interaction of neurobiological and psychological–social factors."
In this episode of the Neurophilia Podcast, we discuss the relationship between the mind and brain, or Neurology and Psychiatry. We also provide an in-depth review of overlapping pathologies, compare the clinical approaches of a neurologist and psychiatrist, and comment on the degree of interdisciplinary training available at the residency level. In this episode we feature Drs. Blake Buletko and Randon Welton.
Dr. Blake Buletko is a vascular neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his residency and fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic and was the former medical director of their mobile stroke program. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Buletko serves as an Assistant Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and is the current Program Director of the Adult Neurology Residency program for the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Randon Welton is currently the Margaret Clark Morgan Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and the President of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training. Before arriving at NEOMED, Dr. Welton has had a long career as both a military psychiatrist and psychiatric educator with a focus on psychotherapy and addressing the impact of trauma on mental health.
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