title: [Contribution of psychosomatic medicine to relationship medicine: a catalog of claims in times of crisis].
abstract: The medical ideology being based on structure instead of function (specifically on the cgs-logic--centimetre, gram, second) instead of a patient-orientation, the patient's resources are rarely ever even touched. This is the basis for operating difficulties in self- and patient-management. Changes of this uneconomic approach should centre on training, focusing especially on how to increase the professional's sensitivity for the relationship with his patient. Unfortunately, Austria's situation is characterized by deficitary psychosomatic competence in medical professionals. In addition, the absence of universitary or other structures centering on psychosomatic training and co-ordination is to be criticized. An interuniversitary-psychosomatic structure in Austria is proposed as a starting-point to overcome these serious short-comings.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien. peter.gathmann@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gathmann
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000639:trends; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*