The interrelationship amongst psychologists and psychiatrists has been an issue in terms of multidisciplinary team related to the treatment of their patients, and this aspect constituted the focus of this investigation. Three psychologists and three psychiatrists from a State Public Health Institution in Sao Paulo were interviewed and their responses to open questions were analyzed by means of the qualitative method proposed by Lefèvre and Lefèvre. The main conclusions reveal that there still are divergences amongst these specialties, but also that perspectives of mutual understanding of their professional roles can be seen.
psychology; psychiatry; multidisciplinarity