RESUMO.A interconsulta psicológica no hospital geral representa uma modalidade de atendimento clínico e um instrumento metodológico utilizado pelo psicólogo na assistência ao paciente internado, mediante solicitação de outros profissionais da saúde. O estudo objetivou caracterizar a demanda da interconsulta psicológica em um hospital geral, a partir da análise dos registros de solicitação de atendimento. Cento e sete pacientes foram atendidos entre janeiro e junho de 2010, dos quais 53% eram do sexo masculino e 57% eram adultos acima de 45 anos. A maioria das solicitações foi realizada por médicos (44%) e enfermeiros (38%), formalmente (59%), e mediante contato prévio entre interconsultor e solicitante (85%). Os principais motivos alegados para a solicitação da interconsulta foram sintomas psicológicos relacionados ao adoecimento (43%) e identificação de comprometimento na adaptação do paciente à hospitalização (41%). O modelo de interconsulta psicológica adotado no contexto estudado foi adequado, havendo engajamento da equipe multiprofissional na efetivação da prática. Palavras-chave:Interconsulta, psicologia da saúde, interdisciplinaridade. CONSULTATION-LIAISON PSYCHOLOGY: DEMAND AND ASSISTANCE IN GENERAL HOSPITALABSTRACT. The consultation-liaison psychology in general hospitals represents a modality of clinical and a methodological tool used by psychologists in inpatient care, upon the request of other health professionals. The study aimed to characterize the psychological demands of the liaison in a general hospital, from the analysis of attendance records request. One hundred and seven patients were treated between January and June 2010, in which 53% of the participants were male and 57% of adults over 45 years. Most requests were performed by physicians (44%) and nurses (38%), formally (59%), and previous contact between interconsultor and the applicant (85%). The main reasons given for the request liaison were: psychological symptoms related to illness (43%) and identification of impairment in the patient's adaptation to hospitalization (41%). The psychological liaison model adopted was appropriate to the studied context, with engagement of the multidisciplinary team in the effectiveness of practice.Key words: Consultation-liaison; health psychology; an interdisciplinary approach. INTERCONSULTA PSICOLÓGICA: DEMANDA Y ASISTENCIA EN HOSPITAL GENERALRESUMEN. La interconsulta psicológica en los hospitals generales representan una modalidad de clínica y una herramienta metodológica utilizada por los psicólogos en la atención hospitalaria del paciente, a petición de los profesionales de la salud. El objetivo del estudio fue caracterizar la demanda psicológica para referirlo a un hospital
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