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Psychiatry vs Neurologist - What's the difference?

psychiatry | neurologist |

As nouns the difference between psychiatry and neurologist

is that psychiatry is (medicine) the branch of medicine that subjectively diagnoses, treats, and studies mental illness and behavioural conditions while neurologist is a doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

psychiatry

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that subjectively diagnoses, treats, and studies mental illness and behavioural conditions.
  • Derived terms

    * psychiatric * psychiatrist

    See also

    * psychopathology English words prefixed with psych-

    neurologist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.