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Perspectivas de la psicología de la salud en Colombia

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this article is to offer a brief historical review of the development of health psychology, its inception and its emergence as an applied area of psychology, especially in Colombia. Initially its states the differences and synergies between areas like clinical psychology and behavioral medicine to finally reach the concept of health psychology, its development and applications to a variety of phenomena and related problems in the health/disease\nprocess. It deals also with the description of the principal events leading to its emergence and development in Colombia until the present days COLCIENCIAS sponsored groups in the area. It considers as well the projection of psychology in the Colombian health situation reflecting on the positive aspects that can be improved.

Source: Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja)

Authors: Françoise Contreras, Constanza Londoño P, Stéfano Vinaccia, Japcy Margarita Quiceno

Language: Spanish

Topic: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology

Subfield: General Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1948448772

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Cites: 14

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10