Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry is defined as a medical subspecialty committed to better understanding links between neuroscience and behavior, and to the care of individuals with neurologically based behavioral disturbances. Training in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry entails the acquisition of knowledge regarding the clinical and pathological aspects of neural processes associated with cognition, emotion, behavior, and elementary neurological functioning, the mastery of the clinical skills required to evaluate and treat persons with such problems, the development of a level of professionalism, interpersonal and communication skills, and practice- and systems-based competencies required for the practice of this medical subspecialty.