[On the practice of cooperation between physician and psychologist in the psychiatric hospital (author's transl)].

The increasing employment of graduates in psychology (Diplom-Psychologen) in psychiatric hospitals not only expands therapeutical facilities as a result of cooperation between psychologists and physicians; it also entails structural re-organisation both formally and in terms of contents, of behavioural rituals which have become routine practice within the entire hospital. The relationship between the physician and the psychologist decides on the success or failure of the activities of the psychologist in dealing with patients, nurses and institutions which are relevant for the hospital. The article reports on three years' experience in medico-psychological teamwork.