International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture: Announcements
The IJBMC (International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture) is an international peer-reviewed interdisciplinary medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. Our publishing model—” continuous publication”— means that all articles appear on ijbmc.org before being included in an issue of the print journal. The website is updated weekly with the IJBMC’s latest theoretical and original research, case reports, education, news, and comment articles, as well as. All the IJBMC’s research is published with open access and up to 5000 word counts. There is an exception for a theoretical paper that could be more than the journal's word limit. The IJBMC’s mission is to influence and lead the debate on health and engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will design more humanistic health promotion and clinical settings. We aim to help health system managers and therapists make more integrative decisions. The IJBMC team is based mainly in Germany (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Department of Psychosomatic Medicine) and Iran (Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute), although we also have editors elsewhere in Europe and the US. Scopus SiteScore (2023): 0.7
International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture
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A memorandum of cooperation was written between Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in 2008. This gave rise the agreement of cooperation between Jakob von Uexküll Centre from Psychosomatic Department of Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute, and Psychosomatic Research Center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2009. From then, 13 educational workshops were held in Isfahan, Iran, three summer schools in Freiburg, Germany, and one course in Isfahan. In line with these activities, some researchers participated in the programs have conducted some shared projects by the two universities. Some researchers were also sent to Freiburg for the research stay. The costs for all summer schools were provided by DAAD. From 2015, post-doctoral course on psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy was approved to be held under supervision of Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg. Interested general physicians, specialists, and doctorate graduates of clinical psychology, counselling, and the related majors who were accepted in the entrance interview participated in the course. So far, two groups were accepted in the course whose proposals for their projects were approved in summer school. It was the third time that Iranian students were sent to Germany in line with post-doctoral course on psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy project. Professor Wirsching, Professor Levold, Professor Schmidt, Professor Fritzche were among the lecturers in this program. Professor Schiedt was also present in all the sessions as the head of psychosomatic department of Albert Ludwigs University and supervised the necessary coordination for the program. The Iranian participants were also participated in Balint groups. The lectures were mostly in English language. Those lectures which were in German were translated into Farsi for Iranian participants by Dr. Salavati. Three lectures were also presented by Iranian professors on related subjects. Another part of the program was Iranian participants’ interviews with the patients referred to the hospital; Dr. Salavati was the translator to convey the content. Besides, participants visited departments of Uniklinik, medical university, and other hospitals in Freiburg to see the condition of quality management in these centers. Â Â The program continued for two weeks, every day from 9 am to 14 pm. At the end of summer school, the certificate of presence in the course were given to the participants.
One day "Somatoform Disorders" seminar in Isfahan, Iran
On April 10, 2018, "Somatoform Disorders" seminar was held in Noor Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. The holders of the seminar hosted Professor Dr. Lahman, Professor Dr. Scheidt, Professor Dr. Afshar, and Dr. Goli who shared latest views on biomedical, psychotherapeutic, and transcultural approaches in treating somatoform disorders. "Somatoform disorders and functional somatic symptoms", "Communication skills diagnosis of somatoform disorder", "The current situation of psychosomatic disorders in Iran", and “The mimetics of somatoform disorders: A cultural case study" were the titles discussed in the seminar. A live interview was also role-played which showed the relevant content and the form of effective doctor–patient relationship in interviewing with people with somatoform disorders. 200 psychologists, general practitioners, psychiatrists, neurologists, and interested people from other majors participated in this seminar. In this seminar, the scene for conducting shared research projects were also set.
"Modern Technologies in Treatment of Cancer and Psycho-oncology" seminar
The seminar titled "Modern Technologies in Treatment of Cancer and Psycho-oncology" was held in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, on April 9, 2018 with the presence of professors from Germany and Iran universities. The seminar was held by Albert Ludwigs Univesity of Freiburg, Psychosomatic Research Center of Isfahan University of medical sciences, and Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute. The lecturers of the two countries shared their latest experiences and research findings pivoting around clinical settings for biopsychosocial cancer care. This one-day seminar provided a worthwhile opportunity for the attendants of different majors comprising neurologists, surgeons, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and other related disciplines to exchange their information about the subject.
Isfahan hosts the 4th International Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine
"The 4th International Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine: Psychosomatic Basic Care and Family Medicine" was held by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute, Psychosomatic medicine and Psychotherapy department of Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, and International Journal of Body, Mind, and culture in Isfahan, Iran, on November 15-17, 2017. The pivots of the congress were: Promoting studies on psychosomatic medicine in Iran, Outlining the role of family physicians in prevention and treatment of psychosomatic disorders, Determining the domains of psychosomatic services in family medicine, Education of the basics for treatment and research of psychosomatic disorders, Developing national and international cooperation. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, psychiatry department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, and some other universities were among the sponsors of the congress. Professionals, experts, researchers, and students of various majors of medicine, psychology, and paramedics joined for exchanging their view and latest knowledge achieved by the symposiums, articles, and educational programs on psychosomatic basic care and family medicine. Besides, the advances in the shared project in the field which have been running by DAAD, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute, and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were reported. Some research articles on psychosomatic basic care and family medicine which were presented as poster in this congress is published in International Journal of Body, Mind, and Medicine 4(2), 2017, as the supplement issue which is available on http://ijbmc.org/index.php/ijbmc/issue/view/11.
Formal Website for Psychosomatic Medicine "Tan, Ravan, va Farhang"
Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute used to publish an interdisciplinary journal on health and medicine titled "Salamat-e Bartar [Higher Health]" from 2002 to 2007. This journal was the first interdisciplinary journal on health which was published in Farsi. From 2013 to 2015, the journal had been published under the name of "Tan, Ravan, va Farhang [Body, Mind, and Culture]" in print form. It was decided to release the journal electronically from 2015 in formal website for psychosomatic medicine in http://tanravanfarhang.ir/. All the previous articles which were published in print form are available on the website. The pivots of this electronic journal is on interdisciplinary studies on health, philosophy of medicine, anthropological medicine, cultural psychology, higher health, and other related subjects.
In 2014, in a session in the course of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) project, "Globalization and Mental Health", by the presence of Michael Wirsching, Farzad Goli, Carl Eduard Scheidt, and Hamid Afshar, it was decided to release a journal for psychosomatic studies, especially interdisciplinary and cross-cultural ones, and also theoretical studies in the medical philosophy. This led to the establishment of the International Journal of Body, Mind, and Culture (IJBMC), and an international eligible editorial board. The first issue of International Journal was released in 2015. The IJBMC is an international double-blinded peer-reviewed interdisciplinary medical journal and a fully “online firstâ€ publication. The website is updated periodically with the IJBMC’s latest theoretical and original research, case reports, education, news, and comment articles, as well as. All the IJBMC’s research is published with open access and up to 5000 word counts. There is an exception for theoretical paper that could be more than the word limitation of the journal. The IJBMC’s mission is influence to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will design more humanistic health promotion and clinical settings. We aim to help health system managers and therapists to make more integrative decisions. The IJBMC team is based mainly in Germany (Albert-Ludwigse-Universität Freiburg Department of Psychosomatic Medicine) and Iran (Psychosomatic Research Center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute), although we also have co-editors elsewhere in the world as in UK, Denmark, Belgium, Canada, and China.
4TH International Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychosomatic Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, and Family and Social Medicine Department of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Danesh-e Tandorosti Institute in cooperation with Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy Department of Freiburg University, Germany and some other national and international academic and research centers are going to held the 4th international congress on psychosomatic medicine on November, 15-17, 2017 in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The objectives of the congress: Promoting studies on psychosomatic medicine in Iran Outlining the role that family physicians in prevention and treatment of psychosomatic disorders Determining the domains of psychosomatic services in family medicine Education of the basics for treatment and research of psychosomatic disorders Developing national and international cooperation. The organizers of the congress welcome professionals, experts, researchers, and students of various majors of medicine, psychology, and paramedicine to join the event hoping that this event provide an opportunity for promoting scientific level of professionals and experts and exchanging their view and latest knowledge of the field.