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The evolving discipline and services of neuropsychiatry in the United Kingdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Narayana M. A. Arambepola ,
Hugh Rickards  and
Andrea E. Cavanna
Narayana M. A. Arambepola
Affiliation:
The Michael Trimble Neuropsychiatry Research Group, Department of Neuropsychiatry, BSMHFT and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Hugh Rickards
Affiliation:
The Michael Trimble Neuropsychiatry Research Group, Department of Neuropsychiatry, BSMHFT and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Andrea E. Cavanna*
Affiliation:
The Michael Trimble Neuropsychiatry Research Group, Department of Neuropsychiatry, BSMHFT and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UK
*
Dr Andrea Eugenio Cavanna, The Michael Trimble Neuropsychiatry Research Group, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, Barberry Building, 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2FG, UK. Tel: +0044 121 3012317; Fax: +0044 121 3012291; E-mail: a.cavanna@ion.ucl.ac.uk
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Extract

Background: The last few decades have seen a renaissance in the development of neuropsychiatric services on a global scale.

Methods: This paper reviews the existing literature on the changing role of the clinical neuropsychiatrist and discusses the evolving theory and practice of neuropsychiatry in the United Kingdom.

Results: The rapidly evolving specialty of neuropsychiatry is currently facing a number of challenges. These include, but are not limited to, uncertainties about the curricular requirements for clinical neuropsychiatrists and the changing roles within the wider scenario of health-care service provision.

Discussion: An informed historical perspective on this multifaceted discipline allows key insights into its future development.

Keywords

clinical practicefuture directionsneurologyneuropsychiatryneuropsychologypsychiatry
Type
Review article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , August 2012 , pp. 191 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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