| Abstract: | Because families seek help from pediatricians for a variety of child behavioral and psychological problems, interdisciplinary collaboration between pediatrics and psychology has much potential. Such a collaboration would offer new opportunities for psychologists in primary health care settings and could help fulfill the significant psychosocial training needs of pediatricians delivering primary, secondary, and tertiary services. These needs are particularly acute for secondary care, with its increasing emphasis on child development, psychosocial aspects of pediatrics, developmental disabilities, adolescence, and school problems. Additionally, collaboration could enhance treatment of a wide variety of problems with both medical and psychological components such as hyperactivity, enuresis, juvenile onset obesity, and childrearing problems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
