Goals
DKPM
- is a scientific, professional organization
- is interinstitutional and interdisciplinary
- fosters continued education in all areas of psychosomatic medicine
- coordinates continuing education, research and practice of psychosomatic medicine within various medical specialties
- contributes to the development of quality assurance initiatives and guidelines for medical care
- promotes by its annual conferences and other initiatives scientific work meaningful to psychosomatic medicine
- facilitates international contact in the area of psychosomatic medicine
- aids the transfer of research results into clinical practice
- engages in public relations efforts for psychosomatic medicine