workingPaper
Evolución del concepto de psicología de la salud y su diferenciación de otros campos de acción profesional
Autor
Palacios-Espinosa, Ximena
Pérez-Acosta, Andrés M.
Institución
Resumen
This paper has two purposes. The first is to make an approach to the concept of health psychology. Within health psychology, clinical health psychology and social health psychology are distinguished. The second purpose is to provide a comprehensive approach to the differences between health psychology and other fields of professional action. In that sense, health psychology is distinguished from: clinical psychology, liaison psychiatry, public health, psychosomatic medicine, medical psychology, behavioral medicine and psychology of disease. Finally, health psychology is related with other fields of psychology, highlighting the need of close interdisciplinary collaboration for scientific and professional goals.