Psychiatric residency training directors are faced with the daunting
challenge of incorporating an avalanche of neuroscientific advance into
their programs. This survey of U.S. psychiatric residency training
directors reveals that 1) the majority of residency directors consider that
neuropsychiatry should fall under the purview of psychiatry and 2) many
programs fail to provide adequate training in the evaluation and treatment
of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders associated with problems such
as developmental disabilities, movement disorders, and head injuries.
Residency directors cite lack of faculty with subspecialty training in
neuropsychiatry as the major hurdle to improving resident training in this
area.
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