Within the framework of psychosomatic projects in Iran, the Islamic Azad University of Khorasgan, Isfahan will hold the 4th International Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine on October 17-19, 2012 in collaboration with the International Association Razi for Medicine and Psychotherapy and the co-operating German universities of Freiburg, Bonn, Tübingen, Marburg, Mainz, Hamburg, Halle and Düsseldorf and the Iranian Medical Association for Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy.

The objective of the congress is to develop and to advance  psychosomatic medicine in Iran. The assessment of psychosomatic disorders, the possibilities of interventions and their relationship with addiction will be scrutinized on this conference. For this purpose, the latest scientific achievements, the exchange of ideas between  professionals and specialists and basic and clinical issues on the field of  psychosomatic medicine will be presented, in order to highlight the state of science of today and to discuss new perspectives related to actual questions of international concern.

Scientific Chairs:

Prof. Dr.med.Said Moshref Dehkordy (Bonn, Marburg University)

-          The performance assessment of families with patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The assessment of interpersonal relations among patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The cognitive assessments for patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases (Dysfunctional attitudes, Irrational beliefs, Automatic negative thoughts, and Mental rumination)

-          The assessment of psycho-social factors in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases (Social support, Interpersonal conflicts, and Social capital)

-          The assessment of the role of virtual spaces in psychosomatic disorders

-          The assessment of self-damaging thoughts in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          Neuropsychological assessments in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The assessment of cognitive and emotional schemas in psychosomatic disorders

-          The prevalence of psychological symptoms examination among patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The assessment of quality of life and its related factors in psychosomatic disorders

-          The assessment of psychological capabilities and features in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases (Self-esteem, Self-efficacy, Attributional style, Coping style, Self-presentation, and Self-concept)

-          The assessment of religious and cultural variables in a psychosomatic disorders explanation

-          The assessment of variables related to job and psychosomatic factors

-          The assessment of Psychological well-being in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The assessment of the relationship between addiction and psychosomatic disorders

-          The assessment of psychosomatic factors in children and teens

Psychological interventions in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of cognitive-behavioral interventions in psychosomatic disorders

-          The stress management in psychosomatic disorders

-          The anger management in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of ACT method in psychosomatic disorders (Chronic pain, Cancer, and Chronic disorders of the cardiovascular system)

-          The application of mind awareness in psychosomatic disorders

-          The Interventions of metacognitive treatment in psychosomatic disorders

-          The psychological well-being promotion in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The application of art therapy in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of short-term cognitive therapies in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of EMDR in psychosomatic disorders

-          Working with families with patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases (family therapy approaches types)

-          Mental-social training for caregivers of patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The application of interventional methods based on positive psycholog to reduce psychosomatic disorders factors

-          Forgiveness therapy (Optimism and hope, Spiritual healing therapy) in psychosomatic factors reduction

-          Psychotherapy methods particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy in psychosomatic diseases

-          Treatments based on cognitive and emotional schemas in psychosomatic disorders

-          Efficient approaches of informing patients, problem explanation to patients and his family and referring it to psychological services in patients suffering from psychosomatic diseases

-          The application of cognitive therapy based on emotional self-discipline in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of DBT in psychosomatic disorders

-          Modulation methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy and positive psycholog in psychosomatic disorders

-          Intercultural psychotherapies (Effective factors comparison on symptoms, differences and similarities formation and intercultural approaches of therapy)

-          The application of psychotherapies based on religion, culture and spirituality

-          Modulation application of spiritual healing therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of traditional psychotherapies in psychosomatic disorders

-          The application of classic psychotherapies in psychosomatic disorders (The basic resources, Gestalt therapy, Reality therapy, and Logo therapy)

-          Dynamic and analysis Oriented Psychotherapy and hypnotherapy in psychosomatic disorders

-          Psychosomatic disorders symptoms treatment in children and teens

-          New Psychotherapy in psychosomatic disorders

-          Patients' quality of life promotion suffering from psychosomatic diseases based on quality therapy