Advances in the Neuropsychiatry of

he division of neurology and psychiatry into disci-plines seen as dealing with either brain or mind, respectively, is once again being re-evaluated. Increasingly, developments in service provision and core scientific knowledge about mental health mean that the boundary between the subspecialties is being bridged. Neuropsychiatry is best defined as the interest in mental disorder associated with neurological presentations. It is an important discipline, if for no other reason than the significant burden of neuropsychiatric illness on the patient, their carers and society. Furthermore, neuropsy-chiatric disorders are commonplace in neurology, neuro-surgery and neurorehabilitation settings. A study of new neurology referrals revealed that as many as one half of patients met criteria for a neuropsychiatric disorder an