European Perspectives in Psychosomatic Medicine: Integration Through Interaction and Networking

Psychosomatic medicine and consultation–liaison psychiatry around the world: finding unity in the biopsychosocial model

“…Whether this experiment ultimately proves successful and prompts similar integration in other regions of the world remains to be seen. 5 Despite the rise of psychosomatic medicine in Western countries, what has been far less appreciated throughout the West is the growth of psychosomatic medicine and C-L psychiatry in Asia. The oldest psychosomatic society in Asia is the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine (JSPM), founded at Kyushu University in 1959.…”

“…The formation of the EAPM represents some of the most comprehensive efforts to integrate C-L psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine to date. Whether this experiment ultimately proves successful and prompts similar integration in other regions of the world remains to be seen 5…”

“…Meanwhile, the first European Conference on Psychosomatic Research took place in London in 1955, and its early meetings, which ranged from yearly to every third year, stimulated the early growth and collaboration of psychosomatic medicine research. 5 This group eventually became the European Network on Psychosomatic Medicine (ENPM) and spurred the development of national organisations in several European countries, starting with the German College of Psychosomatic Medicine in 1974. C-L psychiatry in Europe developed later and in parallel with similar trends in the USA.…”

“…Whether this experiment ultimately proves successful and prompts similar integration in other regions of the world remains to be seen. 5 …”

Eindrücke vom 7. Kongress der European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine in Rotterdam am 19–22.6.2019 – 7 Jahre nach der Vereinigung des Europäischen Netzwerks für Psychosomatische Medizin (ENPM) mit der European Association for Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics (EACLPP)

“…Eine Publikation der Geschichte und Ziele des ENPM im Journal of Psychosomatic Research der Zeitschrift der EAPM wurde nach längerer Diskussion im Vorstand -selbst in kurzer Form -nicht akzeptiert. Erst Kollegen aus Japan und den USA ermöglichten dann die Publikation, in der wir diese Situation ausführlich beschrieben haben [1].…”