Global Journal of Medical Research, A: Neurology & Nervous System, Volume 23 Issue 3

© 2023. Michael Raymond Binder, M.D. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Medical Research: A Neurology & Nervous System Volume 23 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888 Untangling Psychology from Biology in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders By Michael Raymond Binder, M.D. Abstract- Due to the lack of a clear distinction between mentally-driven psychiatric symptoms and neurologically-driven psychiatric symptoms, determining which patients would best be treated with psychotherapy, which patients would best be treated with pharmacotherapy, and which patients would best be treated with both is a challenge that every behavioral health clinician faces. In an effort to overcome this challenge, this article will discuss the anatomical and functional relationship between the mind and the brain as it relates to the various treatment options that are currently available and introduce a groundbreaking new paradigm that is destined to transform the treatment of mental illness from a symptom-based practice to a pathology-based practice. Keywords: psychotherapy, medication, biomarkers, mind-brain dynamics, neuronal hyperexcitability, antidepressants, antipsychotics, psychostimulants, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, neuroregulators, mental health, treatment options. GJMR-A Classification: LCC: RC435-571 UntanglingPsychologyfromBiologyintheTreatmentofPsychiatricDisorders Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: