Pediatrics and psychology in Argentina: a historical study (1930-1960).

Abstract

In this article, I will analyze the relationship between pediatrics and psychology in Argentina in the 1930-1960 period. This article describes how the sanitary, social, and medical approach typical of our local pediatric tradition laid the foundation for a dialog with psychology, captured by the innovation proposals emerged in the mid- 1950s. It also addresses certain specific use of psychology in medical interventions resulting from the need to understand and solve specific problems regarding growth and development during early childhood. To conclude, it points out that, although pediatrics has shown a progressive reconciliation with psychology throughout the studied period, it failed to have far-reaching implications.