Abstract
The author's general discussion was concerned with the drug therapy for psychosomatic disorders, indlucing its meaning, present status and problems involved. He then introduced practical aspects of drug therapy for psychosomatic gastrointestinal disorders which were seen frequently in the practice of internal medicine.It is essential in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders to apply every means in order toe alleviate the patient's pains as quickly as possible. For this purpose, a proper combination of drug therapy with other means of treatment is very important. Each drug must be administered effectively on the basis of accurate evaluation of the patient's conditions. It is the opinion of the author that the use of psychotropic drugs without due consideration should be restrained.
