Psychosomatic Primary Care in Gynecology-Assessment and Acceptance by Residents for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Germany.

ABSTRACT: Background: The course "Psychosomatic Primary Care" has been part of the training curriculum of obstetrics and gynecology in Germany since 2003. The aim of the course is to train up physicians, whose prior training primarily focussed on somatic care, to enable them to offer care also taking into account biopsychosocial aspects. Taking the guidelines for psychotherapy as a template, the aim of psychosomatic primary care is to recognize the etiological links between psychological and somatic factors which contribute to diseases. The necessity for a compulsory course as part of training in gynecology was recently critically discussed. Major points discussed included the question whether the current forms of teaching, consisting of courses, are outdated and whether the required skills s

SUBMITTER: Schott S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069216 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature