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Core Curriculum in Neuropsychiatry of the International Neuropsychiatric Association*

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Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Neuropsychiatry (NP) and behavioral neurology (BN) are rapidly emerging as superspecializations in the fields of psychiatry and neurology, respectively. The International Neuropsychiatric Association (INA) set up a committee to develop a curriculum for reference and guidance in the development of training programs in different countries. The purpose of any training program in NP would be to produce specialists who are competent in the diagnosis and management of common neuropsychiatric disorders, who are able to utilize specialized neuropsychiatric investigations in the evaluation of these disorders, who are able to provide secondary and tertiary level consultations to general physicians, psychiatrists, and neurologists, and who will be involved in teaching and research in relationship to these disorders. It is recognized that this curriculum will need to be adapted to the local needs and available resources in that setting. It is hoped that the curriculum, through the aegis of the INA, will promote NP internationally and help provide the best treatment for patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.

The Curriculum Committee of the INA was composed of P. Sachdev (chair), M. Gaviria, C. Soldatos, C. Shapiro, J. Trollor, and E.S. Krishnamoorthy.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the British Neuropsychiatric Association (H. Ring) and the American Neuropsychiatric Association (D. Arciniegas) for making their curricula available for use during the preparation of this document. Members of the Neuropsychiatric Section of the RANZCP made useful contributions (P. Hay, S. Starkstein, M. Hopwood, D. Velakoulis). Lauren Norton and Angie Russell assisted with manuscript preparation.

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    Perminder Sachdev

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  1. Jinmeikai Research Institute for Mental Health, 53-20 Kabutoyama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-0001, Japan

    Koho Miyoshi M.D., Ph.D. (Director, The former Professor) & Yasushi Morimura M.D., Ph.D. (Chief Executive Officer) (Director, The former Professor) &  (Chief Executive Officer)

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  3. Department of Occupational Therapy, Kobe Gakuin University School of Rehabilitation, 518 Ikawadani-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe, 651-2180, Japan

    Kiyoshi Maeda M.D., Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Sachdev, P., The Curriculum Committee of the International Neuropsychiatric Association. (2010). Core Curriculum in Neuropsychiatry of the International Neuropsychiatric Association* . In: Miyoshi, K., Morimura, Y., Maeda, K. (eds) Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53871-4_25

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