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Your profession: Medical specialist (m/f) - Psychosomatic medicine and Psychotherapy

Professional activities

Medical specialists in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy are concerned with the psychotherapy based treatment of diseases and complaints which are partly caused by psychosocial and psychosomatic factors.

Fields of work

Medical specialists in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy mainly work in specialist medical practices and in clinics. They may also be employed in medical research or teaching.

The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).