The Integrated Pathway for Adult Disability (PIDA): The Psycologist’s Role in a Harmonized Model for Adult Disability

Journal title PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Author/s Ivana Zidaric, Diana Di Pietro, Giacomo Menghini
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/3
Language Italian Pages 8 P. 88-95 File size 152 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2025-003007
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This article analyzes the Integrated Pathway for Adult Disability (PIDA) in light of recent developments in the territorial healthcare model within the Italian National Health Service (SSN), as outlined by decree-law n. 34/2020 and subsequent advancements. It demonstrates the synergistic integration of PIDA’s structure and operational philosophy with the core principles of the new territorial care, particularly concerning continuity of care, holistic approach, population stratification, and health promotion within the community. Furthermore, the article expands the analysis of PIDA, specifically focusing on the crucial role of the psychologist within this integrated and multidimensional model/process. It argues that PIDA presents a concrete opportunity to substantiate the reorganization of psychological services in primary care and community psychology, highlighting critical junctures and theoretical-practical opportunities arising from this integration.

Keywords: integration, Transitional Care, health pathways, multidisciplinarity, integrated health services, adult disability.

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Ivana Zidaric, Diana Di Pietro, Giacomo Menghini, Percorso Integrato Disabilità Adulta (PIDA): il ruolo dello psicologo all’interno di un modello integrato per la disabilità adulta in "PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE" 3/2025, pp 88-95, DOI: 10.3280/PDS2025-003007