[Psychosomatic rehabilitation: quo vadis?].

According to the latest research its effectiveness can be considered as proven. By now there are many evaluation studies that document the psychosomatic rehabilitation process itself as well as long-term results. In the wake of procedural optimization in medical rehabilitation, however, potential for further development has also been stated, in particular given an increasing number of psychosomatic patients and their heterogeneous disease patterns. Hence, an increasing number of studies has been carried out over the last ten years which had been aimed at achieving a match between patients' needs and rehabilitation offers (therapy, patient-education). This survey gives an overview of recent studies on the effectiveness of psychosomatic rehabilitation and discusses new concepts for further optimization. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart . New York.