Ordem dos Psicólogos

World Health Day

Chronicle by João Gobern dedicated to the report of the Cost-Effectiveness of Psychological Intervention

12.October.2011

The journalist stated that the document raises «interesting questions» which may be disturbing to those who «look at the presence of psychology as a luxury far from being essential».

This Tuesdays chronicle «Pano Para Mangas (Legs to Walk)» on Antena 1, is called «Os anéis, os dedos e as contas (The rings, the fingers, the accounts)» and is completely dedicated to the report on the cost-effectiveness of psychological intervention that the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) publicised in the media on Monday, World Day of Mental Health.

João Gobern echoes the news published in the newspaper Público on the «Scientific Evidence of the Cost-Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions in Healthcare», stating that the document raises «interesting questions» which may be disturbing to those who «look at the presence of psychology as a luxury far from being essential».

Listen to the João Gobern's chronicle on Antena 1, here.

Read the article from the newspaper Público here.