Towards to an Integrative and Integrated Hospital Psychology: The Department of Health and Clinical Psychology of Hospital CUF Tejo

Psychology is recognized as an autonomous technical-scientific area, evidence-based, particularly involved in the promotion of global health, prevention and treatment psychological disorders, aiming to increase health gains. Its integration into different levels care has been progressive, meeting standards quality, effectiveness, equity, guaranteeing safety citizens respect for human rights. Hospitals constitute one most important environments where clinical psychology expanded a specific career. This article reviews historical path hospital care, its identity construction, specificity actions several domains, supporting close articulation with medical non-medical specialties various fields scientific knowledge. Some main future challenges this area knowledge are discussed, view maximizing mental protective factors mitigating vulnerabilities groups.