Abstract
Child psychosomatic medicine, based on the strong relation between body and mind, plays an important role in promoting the child's physical and mental health. This medical category should include broad fields influencing the child's mental development such as family, school, community environment and socio-cultural backgrounds in addition to regular medical research and practice. Here are also included enlightenment to the world as to what true mental development should be for children. The Society of Psychosomatic Pediatrics has started several projects including release of clinical guidelines, training of primary-care doctors and medical students, a qualification examination, and archived desirable successful results in contributing the progress of child psychosomatic medicine.
