Clinical aspects of collaborative treatments between psychiatrists and psychotherapists

: The present paper analyzes the combination of psychiatric and psychological treatments, exploring the clinical aspects that turn them into split or collaborative treatments. A historical sketch is presented and the current state of the psychiatrist-psychotherapist relationship is depicted, putting special emphasis on the frequent causes of tension usually hard to resolve. Two case vignettes are put forward to shed light on how combined treatments are much more than a simple addition of medication and psychotherapy, including subtle and complex aspects of both professionals work and a particular relationship between them.