Psychosomatic medicine, or bio-psycho-social 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. The purpose of this special series in BioPsychoSocial Medicine is to introduce important concepts of social medicine relevant to the research fields of psychosomatic medicine.
Perspectives of public health in Bio-Psycho-Social medicine
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Citation: BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2010 4:19
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Health literacy and health communication
Health communication consists of interpersonal or mass communication activities focused on improving the health of individuals and populations. Skills in understanding and applying information about health iss...
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Why Japanese workers show low work engagement: An item response theory analysis of the Utrecht Work Engagement scale
With the globalization of occupational health psychology, more and more researchers are interested in applying employee well-being like work engagement (i.e., a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind...
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Effort-reward imbalance and its association with health among permanent and fixed-term workers
In the past decade, the changing labor market seems to have rejected the traditional standards employment and has begun to support a variety of non-standard forms of work in their place. The purpose of our stu...
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Matrix analysis and risk management to avert depression and suicide among workers
Suicide is among the most tragic outcomes of all mental disorders, and the prevalence of suicide has risen dramatically during the last decade, particularly among workers. This paper reviews and proposes strat...
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Lessons learned in the development of process quality indicators for cancer care in Japan
In Japan, attention has increasingly focused on ensuring the quality of care, particularly in the area of cancer care. The 2006 Basic Cancer Control Act reinforced efforts to ensure the quality of cancer care ...
Citation: BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2010 4:14