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I'm curious if there's any room for a psychiatric sub-specialty in PM&R.
i.e. Does such a thing exist?
Thanks in advance,
i.e. Does such a thing exist?
Thanks in advance,
There's not a psychiatry subspecialty within our field- although there is a rehabilition psychology subspecialty for psychologists. We certainly deal with lots of psych issues- adjustment to disability, PTSD, chronic pain syndromes- and certainly see a lot of patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia who have a tendency to get injured and need rehab.
Thanks for the quick reply. That's why I was curious; I hadn't found any mention on my own, and it seems like a natural extension of the rehabilitation field. So you receive referrals, and then I guess on occasion you give a referral out to them.
Does anyone practicing feel it would be a positive step if there were a fellowship or sub-specialty in psychiatry that physiatrists could participate in, or is that spreading the butter too thin?