Table 3 Visions in psychosomatic medicine for the year 2030 [18]
From: The European Network on Psychosomatic Medicine (ENPM) – history and future directions
| Research - Basics |
| • The basic sciences have all bio-psycho-social relations in a neuroscience perspective examined and origins of infections, immunity, CHD, carcinoma, asthma and other diseases shown. |
| Research – Health care |
| • National and European randomised multi centre studies (RCT’s) with psycho-social interventions are done with all important chronic diseases |
| • Their results are integrated in all international/European guidelines according to psycho-social diagnostic and therapeutic aspects |
| Training for specialists in primary care, internal medicine, psychiatry and others |
| • In Europe and all other countries there is a psychosomatic diploma for physicians |
| • They have the capability to diagnose psychosomatic diseases and apply different therapeutic techniques, which are necessary for psychosomatic health care |
| Psychosomatic basic care and specialized care |
| • in C/L Psychiatry and Psychosomatics in all European hospitals |
| • Standardized out-patient psychosomatic health care in all specialties |
| Prevention |
| • Good and successful strategies of disease prevention and health care |