title: [Contributions of hospital psicology to the care of the surgical patient].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present article show some contributions to the Health Psychology at the chirurgical patient attention, with the interdisciplinary intervention propose, under the biopsychosocial paradigm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Show some points about the relationships above the chirurgeon, health team and patient and presents some psychological and psychopathologic answers to the patient under the trinomial illness-hospitalization-care in the period a long the diagnosis and chirurgical indication at the rehabilitation proceedings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psicologist must conquist, by knowledge and dedication, his space in surgical teams.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde.
authors.forename: Ricardo Werner
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.forename: Eulália Maria Chaves
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011591:Psychology, Medical / Q000266:history*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000523:psychology*