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The European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM) is an interdisciplinary and multiprofessional scientific association whose members are professionals and trainees working in the field of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Integrated Care. It was born with the aim of making scientific cooperation throughout Europe easier, but membership is open to non-European colleagues as well.

History
EAPM was born in June 2012 from the joining of two others organizations, the European Association of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatics (EACLPP) and the European Network of Psychosomatic Medicine (ENPM). The EACLPP was an organization for C-L psychiatrists and psychosomaticists following the collaboration of colleagues from different European countries. The ENPM was a loose network of colleagues performing research in various fields of Psychosomatic Medicine.

The two organizations, each with a different background, signature and organizational style, had a long history of collaborations so they decided to merge with the aim of joining their forces, increasing their scope and gaining momentum.

Primary objectives
The objectives of the Association shall be:
 * To promote an integrated psychosomatic (biopsychosocial) approach to health and disease.
 * To promote the treatment and care of patients with psychiatric disorders and psychological problems in patients with or without physical disorders in general hospitals, medical clinics, other community out-patient clinics and Primary Care.
 * To stimulate and support research in the areas of Psychosomatic Medicine, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Integrated Care.
 * To stimulate and support teaching and training, and advanced professional education in the areas of Psychosomatic Medicine, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Integrated Care.
 * To foster interaction and collegiality among members of the Association and provide opportunities for mutual support and assistance.
 * To educate the patients, carers and the general public regarding Psychosomatic Medicine.
 * To provide a forum for the presentation, dissemination and discussion of scientific problems in Psychosomatic Medicine, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Integrated Care through the organization of meetings, conferences, workshops and publications.
 * To advise national and European organizations and to encourage and stimulate the formation of local, regional and national organizations which further the goals of the Association.
 * To identify and reward outstanding achievement and/or service in Psychosomatic Medicine, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Integrated Care.

Constitution
(composizione/organizzazione?)

The association is set up as a non-profit, scientific and educational organization with its own Constitution.

Representation, government and administration of the Association shall take place through the following bodies: the General Assembly, the Executive Council, the Auditing Committee and the Arbitration panel. The Executive Council was elected during the first EAPM General Assembly (Cambridge Conference 2013). This Council will stay until the next election during the General Assembly 2016.

In the association there are three categories of Membership: Regular Members, Extraordinary Members, Honorary Members. All natural persons, as well as legal bodies and associations with legal capacity, which involved in the medical and psychological care of patients and other individuals of academic qualification, actively involved in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Integrated Care can become members of the association.

Twenty-three countries are represented in the EAPM Association and each country has its own national representing coordinator.

EAPM offers also the possibility to national associations active in the field of psychosomatic medicine throughout Europe to become EAPM National Society/Association Members.

Conferences
EAPM provides listings of annual meetings, courses and workshops, as well as conferences in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine, CL-Psychiatry and related mental health fields.

Past annual scientific meetings:
 * EAPM Conference 2013, Cambridge (UK) 4 - 7 July 2013 - Body and Mind: an all age approach to Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine
 * EAPM Conference 2014, Sibiu (Romania) 25 - 28 June 2014 - Care and Cure, an integrated approach to Psychosomatic Medicine

Upcoming annual scientific meetings:
 * EAPM Conference 2015, Nuremberg (Germany)  2 – 4 July 2015 - Challenges and chances for Psychosomatic Medicine in Health Care
 * EAPM Conference 2016, Lulea (Sweden)  16 – 18 June 2016 - Transforming health through evidence and empathy

The Journal of Psychosomatic Research
The Journal of Psychosomatic Research (JPR) is the official scientific journal of the EAPM.

JPR is a multidisciplinary research journal covering all aspects of the relationships between psychology and medicine. The scope is broad and ranges from basic biological and psychological research to evaluations of treatment and services. Papers will normally be concerned with illness or patients rather than studies of healthy populations. Studies concerning special populations, such as the elderly and children and adolescents, are welcome. In addition to peer-reviewed original papers, the journal publishes editorials, reviews, and other papers related to the journal's aims.

One section of the journal is devoted to issues of special importance to the EAPM. As part of its agreement with the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, the EAPM has an allowance of 24 pages per year for EAPM related business, including papers, letters and advertisements. Over the past years there have been several publications in the EAPM pages (former EACLPP pages) of JPR regarding C-L activity in different European Countries.