The author discusses the theoretical, investigative, clinical, and
teaching aspects of psychosomatic medicine in the seventies. Major research
and clinical developments are discussed in relation to key theoretical
postulates and concepts. The rapidly expanding field of psychosomatic
medicine is far more divant than ever before. Its hallmarks include a
multifactorial approach to the study of health and disease, formulation of
testable hypotheses and their careful validation, concern with the clinical
applicability of research, and development of integrative theories. Current
advances in the field have far-reaching inplications for medicine,
psychiatry, and the behavioral sciences.Abstract Teaser