The right to health of body and mind: What contribution does psychology offer?

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Author/s Santo Di Nuovo
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/2
Language Italian Pages 8 P. 20-27 File size 211 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2024-002004
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Assuming that health is a right for all citizens, and that the concept of health extends far beyond the treatment of pathologies but concerns well-being and quality of life, we should specify the contribution that psychology can offer to ensure this right. The objectives and con-texts of the interventions of the professional psychologist involved in the promotion of health and the prevention of unease ‒ in and outside the public Health Service ‒ are exposed, as well as the methods for ensuring the psychologist has adequate training to pursue these objectives.

Keywords: health, well-being, psychological training.

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Santo Di Nuovo, Il diritto alla salute del corpo e della mente: quale contributo della psicologia? in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 2/2024, pp 20-27, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2024-002004