Abstract

CASTRO, Elisa Kern de. Pediatric psychology: the care of children and adolescents with health problems. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2007, vol.27, n.3, pp. 396-405. ISSN 1414-9893.

The present work examines some questions concerning the biopsychosocial model, Health Psychology and Pediatric Psychology. Pediatric Psychology is Health Psychology applied to children and adolescents with health problems and it aims to prevent, understand and treat psychological problems caused by physical conditions. The author discusses the origins of Pediatric Psychology, the background to operate in this field, questions regarding practical work and research with children and adolescents with health problems and their families.

Keywords : Pediatric Psychology; Health Psychology; Biopsychosocial model; Professional studies.

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