Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine explained

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

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

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]

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.1186/s13030-017-0096-6 . free . 28405215 . 5385060 .
2. Encyclopedia: American Psychosomatic Society . Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine . 2013 . Fukudo . Shin . 83–85 . Springer Link . 10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_1232 . 978-1-4419-1004-2 . 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 . 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00326-1 . 9130187 .