抄録
In cardiovascular field of psychosomatic medicine, the following points will be requested toward 21st Century. 1) On the vase of scientific advanced knowledge in cardiology, psychiatry or sociology, the guideline, nomenclature or the standardization for diagnosis and management of psychosomatic diseases, which is easy to understand and easy to practice, and which is an acceptable whole in the country, have to be established by the society of psychosomatic medicine. 2) These guidelines for clinical use on psychosomatic medicine have to be focused into following separate 3 points of view, (1) the advanced scientific part in medicine, (2) the technical part for diagnosis and treatment, (3) the social part. 3) Physiological responses to stress are different according to the sort, stage, severity or duration of stressful stimulation and also to the background of patients. Therefore, these factors have to be considered for making these guidelines. 4) Social factors have been emerging as important factors for the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Besides, these social atomospheres will be changeable year by year. It will be important to study how to standardize these social factors.
