Psychosomatics Working Group of Northeastern Switzerland

We have set ourselves the goal of providing practice-oriented, lifelong education in psychosomatics and building networks. The working group offers supplementary training programs to well-known continuing education institutes in German-speaking Switzerland, Zurich, and Basel to support clinical application and integration. The content is designed to familiarize participants with psychosomatic identity, relationship management, and the therapeutic stance.

Holders of the interdisciplinary specialty in psychosomatic and psychosocial medicine (SAMP), as well as interested colleagues without a specialty designation, are invited to network with us and engage in a collaborative exchange.

Currently, our work focuses on organizing the annual Eastern Switzerland Psychosomatics Symposium. We are considering expanding our services in the future to include practical offerings such as intervision, supervision, and Balint work.

We would also be happy to welcome colleagues in private practice to our group in order to further expand the network and strengthen the exchange between hospital-based clinicians and private practitioners.

Anyone who is interested and would like to participate in the discussions and actively help shape the project is cordially invited to register at the following address: christian.henkel@oks.ch or doris.straus@bluewin.ch.

On behalf of the working group:

PD Dr. med. Dagmar Schmid, Clinic for Psychosomatics and Consultative Psychiatry, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
Doris Straus, M.D., Psychosomatics, Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy, Kreuzlingen
Dr. med. Raschid Gharbo, Psychosomatic Medicine, Hochgebirgsklinik Davos
Dirk Büchter, M.D., Psychosomatic Medicine and Adolescent Medicine, Eastern Switzerland Children’s Hospital
Christian Henkel, M.D., Psychosomatics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy, Eastern Switzerland Children’s Hospital