Does psychiatry basically ignore the behavioural symptoms?

No: Psychiatry is the pillar of the behavioral sciences branch of the field of medicine. I am not sure to what you are referring and without an example, i can only guess. It is possible that in certain cases, the precise behavior a person displays could be discounted as signs or symptoms of a more underlying condition, whereas focusing on the behavior itself may be less productive in helping patients.

No: When we make a diagnoses we look at bio psycho , social aspect . We rule out medical neurological condition. And substance abuse before making a psychiatric diagnoses.

My goodness!: I'm not sure where an idea like this about psychiatry would come from. Behavior is one of the areas in which psychiatric symptoms and disorders express -- so how could we possibly ignore it? Behavior produces objectively observable data. To correctly understand behavior requires information from the patient: thoughts & emotions, both conscious and unconscious. Truly biopsychosocial.

Psychiatry: The opposite is true. Behavior symptoms are integral part of the psyche & the field that studies it.

Psychiatry: On the contrary, psychiatry does not ignore behavioral symptoms but uses them to reach diagnoses and treatments. Psychiatry has been incorporating perspectives from many other disciplines along history to provide better and more accurate diagnoses and treatment options to our patients.

Not True: Psychiatric considers emotional, behavioral, and problelms of thought. Diagnosis take into consideration these tree parameters and certainly consider the behavioral aspects of psychiatric disorder.

No: Behavior symptoms are use in diagnosis. If you are asking about behavioral treatments, most psychiatrists are not trained to do this. they are principally trained in medication of the various types of mental health problems. However, they have colleagues or other mental health professionals they can refer you to for treatment.

It shouldn't: Psychiatry should never ignore the behavioral symptoms. Often the behavioral symptoms are signals of other symptoms but quite often the behaviors are warning signs of other issues for example anxiety, frustration, etc.

It's a balance.: A psychiatrist should be attuned to both what the patient is doing, as well as how they say they're feeling and present their emotions (affect).

No: Absolutely not. A great deal of our assessment and decision-making is based upon evaluation of behaviors and how behaviors either stem from or contribute to psychiatric illnesses.