Psychological Anthropology is based primarily on the nature vs. nurture debate. Psychological Anthropologists attempt to attribute behavior not only to biological causes, or personality, but also as a result of the influence of social environment and a person's culture. I found this field tremendously interesting, as I am a declared Psych major (subject to change.)
This means that even though members of this field may study the same problems as traditional psychologists, they do so from many different angles, and can indeed form perspectives and conclusions that maybe a traditional practicioner would miss.
Both of these are noble professions, designed to help with the human condition and better existance for patients (or research subjects). They just take different approaches. Psychological Anthropologists take a wholistic point of view, attributing cause not only to traditional psychological reasoning, but also to many other aspects. I think that the mental health community as a whole could benefit greatly from more people in this field.
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