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Psychosomatics involves an important approach to medical care that is connected to a holistic theoretical perspective as well as a practical guide to clinical work. To this effect, this paper briefly reviews psychosomatics within the framework of holistic theory and care, which happens to be one of the key concepts of person-centered medicine (PCM). Next, the paper considers the basic notions of person-centered medicine and the way this has evolved historically from ancient civilizations through modern medicine. The conceptualization of PCM is further approached from a systematic study organized by the International College of Person Centered Medicine. After that, the paper focuses on person-centered psychiatry in general and then more specifically on person-centered diagnosis both as a theoretical model and as a practical guide.

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  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Juan E. Mezzich

  2. Section on Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Nomenclature, World Psychiatric Association, New York, NY, USA

    Juan E. Mezzich

  3. Section on Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Nomenclature, World Psychiatric Association, Miami, FL, USA

    Ihsan M. Salloum

  4. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Ihsan M. Salloum

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  1. Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Luigi Grassi

  2. University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Michelle B. Riba

  3. Inova Fairfax Hospital, Johns Hopkins University Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA

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Mezzich, J.E., Salloum, I.M. (2019). Psychosomatic and Person-Centered Medicine. In: Grassi, L., Riba, M., Wise, T. (eds) Person Centered Approach to Recovery in Medicine. Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74736-1_3

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