Posted by karanan on November 2, 2002, at 21:03:18
In reply to Re: Psychiatry vs. Neurology and a daunting question.., posted by oracle on October 22, 2002, at 14:24:37
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> > Think about it. If you were a psychiatrist and had spent umpteen years studying psychiatry/psychology mumbo jumbo and then suddenly some real scientists came along and said youve got it all wrong, that is financially and professionally threatening to psychiatrists.
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> Psychiatrists do not study psychology, a medical degree takes far too much time to study non-medical subjects.Maybe an explanation of the "mumbo/jumbo" would help illustrate some of the confusion here. Lets begin with college student. Student enters medical school, where he/she studies everything...Medical student then chooses to go for specialty training....Medical student who has graduated can apply to surgery, psychiatry, neurology, etc.etc. Neither psychiatry nor neurology are threatened by advancing technology. As we discover new molecular pathways of disease, psychiatry and neurology may possibly merge together to become one field. As it stands, there is some "overlap" in the two fields. However much the two fields share in common, I see them as each having their own unique focus and methodology.
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