Physicians and other therapists continue to grapple in daily practice with the controversies of the late whiplash syndrome. For decades much of the debate and the approach to this controversial syndrome has centred on the natural history of and progression to chronic pain after acute whiplash injury. Recognising that there is recent epidemiological data that defines the natural history of the a...

Physicians and other therapists continue to grapple in daily practice with the controversies of the late whiplash syndrome. For decades much of the debate and the approach to this controversial syndrome has centred on the natural history of and progression to chronic pain after acute whiplash injury. Recognising that there is recent epidemiological data that defines the natural history of the a...

It is an honor to be invited to offer a perspective on our field for the official journal of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine. As a past leader of the American Psychosomatic Society, I view this as an opportunity to continue building bridges regarding our common interests. One of the challenges of effective and meaningful communication in this context is being mindful of our simil...

Law enforcement officers, and the criminal justice system more generally, encounter psychotic individuals at a high rate due to legal infractions committed consciously or resulting from symptoms of the disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a broad range of biopsychosocial symptoms predicted more severe legal problems. In addition, we studied whether a biopsychosocial mode...

Although, recently, the biopsychosocial approach has been emphasized in the practice of family medicine, how psychologists and physicians interact in collaborative family health care practice is still emerging in Portugal. This article describes a qualitative study that focused on the understanding of psychologists and family physicians' perceptions of their role and the collaborative approach ...

  Background: Orthopaedic surgeons have a pivotal role in transitioning the care of orthopedic patients from a biomedical to a biopsychosocial model. In an effort to foster this transition, we designed a study aimed to determine surgeons’ attitudes and practice of noticing, screening, discussing psychological illness with patients, as well as making referrals to address psychosocial issues in ...