Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy

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Physical symptoms of illness can often be an expression of psychological stress. At the same time, physical illnesses can burden the mind.

In our Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy we treat patients with all illnesses affecting the mind and body. Separate from this, in a different setting, on the same ward, is the treatment of addictive disorders. We work with different multi-modal therapy concepts to support affected patients in dealing with and coping with the condition.

There are three inpatient treatment settings

for adult psychosomatic patients (from 28 years)
for young adult psychosomatic patients (18 to 27 years)
for the co-treatment of somatic patients in the non-psychosomatic areas of the hospital (geriatrics, integrative pain medicine, interdisciplinary addiction medicine, interdisciplinary intensive care medicine, breast, bowel, lung centre, general oncology, palliative medicine, gastroenterology, gynaecology and obstetrics)

and a day-care treatment setting

Mind and Body day hospital

Treatment focus

Depression, burnout, states of exhaustion
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder
Somatisation disorders, somatoform disorders
Anxiety disorders: panic disorders, social phobias, generalised anxiety disorder
Personality disorders
Pain disorders
Dissociative disorders
Coping with physical illnesses (e.g. cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, diabetes mellitus)

Range of services

Individual and group psychotherapy (schema therapy, VT, TP)
Specific trauma groups
Specific eating disorder groups
Psycho-education on various topics
Stabilisation groups
Relaxation therapies: muscle relaxation, imaginative relaxation, guided meditation
Art therapy: speech therapy, music therapy, painting therapy, therapeutic modelling and sculpture, therapeutic eurythmy
Garden and animal-assisted therapy
Physiotherapy in groups: Nordic walking, back school, exercise pool
Breathing and movement therapy
External applications and oil dispersion baths