A Study of the Causes of Conflict Between Psychiatrists and Psychologists

Perceptions of professional competence: Cross-disciplinary ratings of psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists.

“…In-group favoritism was quite general, occurring for each of the six clients separately and when intergroup contrasts were limited to social workers and psychologists. These findings are generally consistent with those of Schindler et al (1981), who reported within-group preferences among psychologists and psychiatrists. A pronounced negativism was found among social workers toward psychiatrists, a perception weakly suggested in Folkins et al (1981).…”

“…Since all respondents worked within community mental health clinic settings, where a medical orientation is less pronounced, the psychiatrist-respondents may have been more egalitarian than are those working in other settings. Schindler et al (1981) studied nurses and mental health professionals from the three primary provider groups, grouping social workers and nurses as an "other" category. The responses of psychologists and psychiatrists revealed clear within-group favoritism on several professional functions, including administration of psychotherapy.…”

The structure of mental health research: networks of influence among psychiatry and clinical psychology journals

“…Researchers have documented points of difference, and sometimes conflict and rivalry, in such matters as professional roles (Schindler et al 1981), practice characteristics (Pingitore et al 2002), and beliefs about the nature, etiology and treatment of mental health problems (Wyatt & Livson, 1994). Although they share a mission of understanding and treating mental illness, they differ in professional training, clinical activities and numerous other respects.…”

Categorical Models of Childhood Disorder: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis

“…That is not, of course, to dismiss the role of the beliefs of the clinician as irrelevant. Indeed, it is only in the light of the philosophical beliefs of the clinician that the justification for the practice of categorisation, and the philosophical status of diagnostic criteria, can be understood (Sandler & Sandler, 1994 ;Schindler, Berren, & Beigel, 1981). For some clinicians the justification for distinguishing between one set of problems and another is rooted in their beliefs in the ontological status of disorders as discrete entities.…”