[Office-based psychosomatic medicine with a focus on acute care].

In Germany, the office-based psychosomatic medicine with focus on acute care offers psychosomatic treatment besides primary care by general practitioners and regular psychotherapy. The aim of this study is to determine specific characteristics of these innovative office-based practices. In a qualitative cross-sectional study, twelve board-certified specialists in psychosomatic medicine, practicing office-based psychosomatic medicine were surveyed by means of semi-structured telephone-interviews.

Younger and older chronic somatoform pain patients in psycho-diagnostics, physician-patient relationship and treatment outcome.

Introduction: Patients with chronic pain are found with highly variable clinical presentation and differing physical complaints. They are seen as a heterogenic group. Based on clinical observations, elderly patients seem to differ from younger patients with chronic pain.

[Integrative therapy of a patient with complex psychosomatic complaints].

We present the case of a 76-year-old female patient with complex psychosomatic complaints. The patient suffered from depression, panic attacks, chronic pain and dyspepsia with nausea and loss of appetite. In addition to the conventional psychosomatic care, the patient received individual homeopathic treatment for her dyspepsia, resulting in complete remission.