title: [50 years of the Journal of psychosomatic medicine].
abstract: This article is a review of the historical development of this journal from its establishment in 1954 to the present. The history of its founding will first be briefly outlined and illustrated with some facsimile prints from that time. The thematic focuses as they evolved over the last five decades will then be reviewed. In a further chapter individuals will be presented who have contributed significantly to the journal and made it what it is today.
authors.affiliation: Psychosomatische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Thibautstrasse 2, 69115 Heidelberg. gerd_rudolf@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rudolf
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rüger
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000266:history*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history*