This study aimed to verify the existence of psychologists in hospitals in the Metropolitan Region of Grande Vitoria/ES, to describe the activities undertaken by them, their work goals and discuss the integration of these professionals in hospitals. We interviewed 23 psychologists who worked in hospitals in 2006. The results revealed that the distribution of professionals in the region is uneven, there is a greater concentration in the capital. There is still a predominance of a traditional model of care, focusing predominantly on a individual clinical model . Despite this, some practitioners professionals report experiences which reveal a search for new ways of working within the hospital and offer new shares with a focused concern for comprehensive health care.
Health; health care psychology; hospital; hospital psychology
