Psychiatrists and psychologists have traditionally taken distinct approaches toward mental health and, according to a new study, these differences may be here to stay. Researchers in the UK surveyed psychiatrists and psychologists in training about their perspectives on the causes of mental health issues and found that, despite attempts to integrate the field, the two disciplines “continue to sit at opposite ends of a biological/psychological spectrum.”
“We found that trainee clinical psychologists continue to favor psychosocial over biological understandings of mental disorders, giving the cognitive, behavioral and psychodynamic models equal value overall,” the researchers, led by Rebecca Read, write. “These findings may be useful for those involved in developing clinical training programs and multidisciplinary working because they provide an insight into the attitudes of emerging clinical psychologists.”
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