The Journal of Clinical and Basic Psychosomatics aims to provide high-level academic communication for all professions and in all areas of psychosomatic medicine. The journal covers clinical and basic research on symptoms, assessment, treatment, illness management, and the mechanism behind psychosomatic disorders. Research addressing underrepresented groups, cross-cultural issues, methodological innovations, and cross-disorder collaborations is particularly welcomed. The journal publishes original research, reviews, case reports, and other papers.

Examples of relevant topics include but are not limited to:

• Conceptualization, classification, and mechanism of psychosomatic medicine, particularly in biological markers, brain images, and treatment studies
• Psychosomatic disorders treated in general hospitals, including endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology, dermatology, pain management, oncology, rheumatology, and other departments
• Physiological disorders related to psychological factors (eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and sexual dysfunction)
• Somatic and psychological symptoms due to somatic disease
• Stressor-related and psychiatric disorders related to psychosomatic factors (depression, anxiety, obsession, and others)
• Mechanism studies of placebo effect
• Traditional Chinese medicine in related fields
• Psychotherapy and intervention
• Nursing and humanistic care
• Policy, education, and psychosomatic medicine in public spaces