Neuropsychiatry

Neuropsychiatry

Neuropsychiatric Illness is the term used to describe a group of Neurological disorders associated with psychiatric symptoms related to/caused by injury ,underdevelopment or diseases of the nervous system.( e.g.),Parkinson's disease(often has psychiatric symptoms associated with it's onset.),Tourette Syndrome,Huntington's disease, Multiple Sclerosis(related psychiatric symptoms),Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)(One of the most well known & controversial of all brain disorders is also, a classic example Neuropsychiatric illness,as its symptoms present as mainly psychiatric in origin.However modern medicine now regards it,as a genetic nervous system disorder( e.g. Tourette Syndrome )that manifests with psychiatric or behavioral symptomatology.),Autism,& Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.Many of these disorders(excluding ADHD & Autism)have surgical treatments available to help there sufferers in complex & severe cases.

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