While psychology originates from the field of the humanities, it remains a non-medical activity that plays a role in the health sector. For more than a decade, its regulation has been at the center of a debate reignited by a new bill, which adds to previous versions that have not been reviewed since they were submitted.
When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, Wadih Rhondali had not yet chosen his professional path. At the time, he was completing a psychiatry internship in France, confronting illness daily both inside and outside the hospital. Caught between these two experiences, he became acutely aware of a painful gap in the care provided to cancer patients, one in which psychological suffering often remains unaddressed within treatment protocols. That realization marked a