PSICOLOGÍA CLÍNICA Y PSICOLOGÍA GENERAL SANITARIA: UNA APROXIMACIÓN CONSTRUCTIVA.

In the previous issue of this journal, Dr. Carrobles reviewed the role and status of the recently created figure of General Health Psychologist, after its recognition in the Ley General de Salud Pública (Ley 33/2011), in the area of psychological health care. This author concludes that the best solution for the integration of this new professional is that both clinical psychologists and general health psychologists should share similar clinical roles but with different training programs. Both the arguments and the conclusions have motivated this response. We try to contribute to the ongoing debate in our country about how to develop clinical psychology and the provision of psychological services in the National Health Service. This proposal is based in our specific social context and the legal framework we operate under. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]