[1] It was established in 1953 under the name Acta Psychotherapeutica et Psychosomatica, obtaining its current name in 1965.

[2] Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has anticipated and developed new lines of research concerned with psychosomatic medicine, psychotherapy research, and psychopharmacology.

The journal provides a unique forum for current and controversial issues and innovations in assessment and treatment.

It is also the home of cutting-edge thinking at the interface between medical and behavioral sciences, addressed to both practicing clinicians and researchers.

The journal is indexed in, but not limited to,: Founders: Eugène Antoine Désiré Emile Carp and Barend Joseph Stokvis Successors: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics is the official journal of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine[3] and the World Federation for Psychotherapy.