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Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine

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Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine
Formation1942
Headquarters6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, Virginia, U.S.
President
Peter Gianaros
Websitepsychosomatic.org

The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (formerly the American Psychosomatic Society) is a scientific organization that integrates "mind, brain, body, and social context in medicine."[1]

History

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Founded in 1942 as the American Psychosomatic Society, its mission is to advance and integrate the scientific study of biological, psychological, behavioral and social factors in health and disease.[2] It has been called "one of the oldest and probably the most influential scientific society in psychosomatic/biopsychosocial research worldwide."[1]

Journal

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The organization publishes the journal Psychosomatic Medicine since 1939, three years before the organization formally incorporated. The journal has been called "the foremost in the field."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph (April 8, 2017). "The American Psychosomatic Society – integrating mind, brain, body and social context in medicine since 1942". BioPsychoSocial Medicine. 11 (11): 11. doi:10.1186/s13030-017-0096-6. PMC 5385060. PMID 28405215.
  2. ^ Fukudo, Shin (2013). "American Psychosomatic Society". Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer Link. pp. 83–85. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_1232. ISBN 978-1-4419-1004-2. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ Oken, Donald; Eward, Ann Maxwell (March 1997). "A brief report on the history and role of the American Psychosomatic Society". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 42 (3): 307–310. doi:10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00326-1. PMID 9130187.