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The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (APM) is a medical association in Berlin, providing specialist training for the Specialist in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy certificate as well as the additional qualifications in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Training is conducted in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Medical Council of Germany and the Berlin Medical Council. 

Office:
Dr. med. Horst Kallfass
Specialist in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis
Specialist in Neurology and Psychiatry 
Leo-Baeck-Str. 3, 14165 Berlin
Tel.: (030)
84 59 16 40
Fax: (030)
84 59 16 41
e-mail:
Horst.Kallfass@t-online.de

Lectures/Workshops:
GFS - Berlin

Ansbacher Str. 16
10787 Berlin

Some general aspects of Psychosomatic Medicine

Depression or anxiety can be the expression of an underlying psychosomatic disorder. The reasons for a patient seeing a physician are often cardiac, pulmonary or abdominal symptoms, headache, back pain and sexual problems. These can also include bulimia and different forms of addictive behaviour. Combined medical and psychotherapeutic treatment is often required. In Germany approximately 25% of the urban population suffer from psychogenic diseases. Approximately 10% have fallen ill to such a degree that they require specialist psychosomatic care. Within the framework of the German statutory health insurance system, procedures such as analytic psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, behaviour therapy and different relaxation methods are widely implemented. These procedures are part of multimodal concept of diagnosis and treatment, including drug treatment where necessary.