History of ACPM
The Asian College of Psychosomatic Medicine (ACPM) has a history of over 40 years. The Asian Chapter of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine (ICPM-AC), the predecessor of the ACPM, was started with the selection of an organizing committee by representatives from Asia who participated in the 4th World Congress of the ICPM held in Tokyo in 19771). In 1982, the organizing committee met in Tokyo, where officers were elected and a special lecture was given by Prof. Yujiro Ikemi. It was decided that the ICPM-AC congresses would be held every two years, starting in 1984.
The 1st Congress of the ICPM-AC was held in Tokyo, hosted by President Ikemi. The 2nd to 9th congresses were held in New Delhi (India), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Sendai (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan), Fukuoka (Japan), Dalian (China), Seoul (South Korea), and again in Tokyo (Japan) 2). The name was changed to ACPM for the 10th congress. The 10th to 18th ACPM congresses were held in Taipei (Taiwan), Okinawa (Japan), Melbourne (Australia), Seoul (South Korea), Beijing (China), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Fukuoka (Japan), and Seoul (South Korea).
Over the 40 years since the establishment of ACPM, the membership has expanded to include most Asian-Oceanic countries. The future of ACPM is bright, with our members in the forefront of research into exciting new fields such as psychosomatic correlative mechanisms (mind/body relationship) and creative psychosomatic medicine therapies that include the best of both modern medicine and traditional medicine as practiced in Asia. The prevention and treatment of psychosomatic disorders is of growing importance in the Asian-Oceanic area, from both the psychosomatic and cultural viewpoints, and the ACPM is dedicated to serving these needs by providing a forum to provide the best psychosomatic treatment possible and by conducting cutting-edge research.