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Open Access 01-12-2010 | Editorial

Bio-psycho-social medicine is a comprehensive form of medicine bridging clinical medicine and public health

Author: Mutsuhiro Nakao

Published in: BioPsychoSocial Medicine | Issue 1/2010

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The journal, BioPsychoSocial Medicine, was launched in January 2007, and more than three and a half years have passed since the start of publication. A total of 70 articles have been published, as of August 2010, but the number of those directly discussing issues of public health or social medicine is relatively small [1‐4]. Psychosomatic medicine, or biopsychosocial medicine, encompasses all aspects of the interrelationships between the biological, psychological, social, and behavioral factors of health and illness, and is not limited to mind and body connections in humans. Thus, it is meaningful that social aspects of health and illness are discussed in the current issue of this journal. …

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Arai H, Nagatsuka M, Hirai K: The relationship between health-related quality of life and social networks among Japanese family caregivers for people with disabilities. Biopsychosoc Med. 2008, 2: 17-10.1186/1751-0759-2-17.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

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Shimazu A, Schaufeli WB, Miyanaka D, Iwata N: Why Japanese workers show low work engagement: An Item Response Theory analysis of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Biopsychosoc Med. 2010, 4: 17-PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

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Takeuchi T: Matrix analysis and risk management to avert depression and suicide among workers. Biopsychosoc Med. 2010, 4: 15-PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

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Nakao M, Takeuchi T, Yoshimasu K: A proposed approach to suicide prevention in Japan: The use of self-perceived symptoms as indicators of depression and suicidal ideation. Environ Health Prev Med. 2008, 13: 313-321. 10.1007/s12199-008-0048-7.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed

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Takeuchi T, Nakao M, Yano E: Symptomatology of depressive state in the workplace: a 20-year cohort study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2008, 43: 343-348. 10.1007/s00127-008-0306-4.CrossRefPubMed

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Title: Bio-psycho-social medicine is a comprehensive form of medicine bridging clinical medicine and public health
Author: Mutsuhiro Nakao
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BioPsychoSocial Medicine / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1751-0759
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0759-4-19

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