Though the medical specialty of psychiatry uses research in the field of neuroscience, psychology, medicine, biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, it has generally been considered a middle ground between neurology and psychology.
Selvom psykiatrien bruger forskning inden for neurovidenskab, psykologi, medicin, biologi, biokemi og farmakologi, har det generelt været betragtet som en mellemting mellem neurologi og psykologi.