For in this world head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern, so for the most part the Commodore on the quarter-deck gets his atmosphere at second-hand from the sailors on the forecastle. In much the same way do the commonalty lead their leaders in many other things, at the same time that the leaders little suspect it.
Moby Dick-Melville
The expression "psychiatric team" has fallen into disrepute in many circles either as a cliché without definition or as an empty war cry for the disorganized to rally round; nevertheless, we find the literature on psychiatric teams merits a review. Behind the jargon phrase "psychiatric team" lies the immediate fact that psychiatric staffs are continually intra-acting and that the team concept represents an attempt to organize and direct staff intra-action. The definition of psychiatric teams, used by us in surveying the field