Lightroom / Camera Raw / Photoshop issues

I have a workflow problem that's driving me nuts, so I'm hoping someone can help. I organize my photos in Lightroom and do most of my editing in Photoshop CS6. The problem I'm having is that if I select a photo in LR, then work on it in Photoshop, I can't figure out any way to incorporate Adobe Camera Raw into that process. I can open the photos in Raw via Bridge, then process and reopen them in Photoshop, but when I save them, Lightroom doesn't find or recognize them. So what's the workflow to process photos in Camera Raw, then Photoshop, while still having Lightroom recognize them and know where they are?

I agree, the best answers are in the previous replies to the OP. Use Lightroom.!
As an alternative-
If you open a RAW image into Photoshop by a Right-click and select- "Edit In" then "Open as Smart Object in Photoshop" you will have the image open as a background layer in Photoshop with the small corner "smart object" icon. If you then Double-left-click on the PS layer thumbnail this will re-open the image in ACR linked to Photoshop (not Lightroom). This allows you to have created many extra adjustment layers in PS but always go back to ACR if you save the edited image as PSD or TIFF with layers. This is 'Non-destructive' re-editing of the background layer.
Julieanne Kost has a video tutorial on this subject at- Lightroom Tutorials by Julieanne Kost
The Difference Between "Edit in Photoshop" and "Open as Smart Object" (Scroll down to December 5, 2012)

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