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Psychosomatic Medicine in Iran Publisher



Afshar Zanjani H1, 2 ; Goli F3, 4
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  1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Noor Hospital, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of bioenergy economy, Energy Medicine University, United States
  4. 4. Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting Published:2014


Abstract

Various mind-body control methods such as yoga, meditation, reiki, hypnosis, and music therapy could be mentioned as precursors of psychosomatic medicine in Iran. But the first academic contacts with psychosomatic medicine can be traced back to the twenty-first century to the Iranian Journal of Higher Health (the first journal by biopsychosocial approach to medicine in Iran) and international congresses of 2008. For development of psychosomatic medicine in Iran with a plenty of German faculties such as Freiburg and Ulm, and also Mental Health and Globalization in Iran, which was a 3-year (2009-2013) TOT program for health care professionals in coordination with Psychosomatic Department of Freiburg University, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, and Danesh-e-Tandorosti Institute. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media New York. All rights are reserved.