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ELI5: Why don't psychologists and psychiatrists work in tandem?

If psychologists made the diagnosis and psychiatrists reviewed it, the entire process would be more comprehensive.
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Psychologists and psychiatrists normally work together, more or less.  A counseling psychologist will refer a patient to a psychiatrist if they feel the patient needs help beyond what the counselor can provide.  For instance, if a psychologist has a patient that's schizophrenic they would refer them to a psychiatrist after the initial diagnosis.  If a patient has depression issues the likely course would be therapy with the counseling psychologist and medication and occasional checkups with the psychiatrist to see how the meds are working.  If the patient needed behavioral therapy then a psychiatrist most likely wouldn't be needed.