American Psychosomatic Society

What American Psychosomatic Society does

The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM), formerly the American Psychosomatic Society (APS), is a nonprofit professional membership organization founded in 1942 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It serves researchers, clinicians, and trainees working at the intersection of biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors in health and disease, advancing and integrating the scientific study of these factors. In 2024 the society rebranded from APS to SBSM to reflect a broader scope within biopsychosocial science and medicine.

The society's core offerings include the peer-reviewed Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine journal, an annual scientific meeting with associated pre-conference programs (e.g., the 2026 Program on Hypertension/Disease a Year), and ongoing educational programming such as the Clinical Science Webinar Series, SBSM Engages Community Series, and weekly SBSM Connects calls. Community-building is delivered through Special Interest Groups, Committees, and the SBSM Collaborates online community, with trainee-focused programming including the Trainee Researcher Spotlight series and awards/scholarships. The technology stack is non-proprietary: a WordPress-based website (thesbsm.org) for content delivery and memberclicks.net for member authentication and management. There are no AI/ML capabilities or proprietary platforms.

Revenue is generated from three streams: recurring membership dues, conference and event registration fees (including webinars), and journal publication and subscription fees. Specific pricing tiers, member counts, and total revenue are not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, with organic acquisition through social media (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky), email newsletters, the annual meeting, and the member portal. The society is governed by an elected Council and President, operates with no parent company or external investors, and reports no M&A or funding activity.

Name

American Psychosomatic Society

Legal name

Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine

Website

https://psychosomatic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine is a nonprofit professional membership society founded in 1942 that serves researchers, clinicians, and trainees in biopsychosocial science through membership programs, an annual scientific meeting, and the peer-reviewed Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine journal.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Medical Society

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Professional medical society
• Biopsychosocial research
• Scientific journal publishing
• Medical conference hosting
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The society generates revenue through annual membership fees. The organization maintains a member portal for member authentication and likely processes recurring membership subscriptions. Specific tier pricing is not publicly disclosed.
2. Conference and Event Fees: Revenue is generated from annual meeting registrations, pre-conference programs, and webinar series attendance. The society hosts the Annual Meeting and various educational programs including the Clinical Science Webinar Series.
3. Journal Publication: The society publishes the SBSM Journal (Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine) and likely generates revenue through journal subscriptions and publication fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

The society operates as a professional membership organization that advances biopsychosocial science and medicine through membership enrollment, the peer-reviewed Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine journal, an annual scientific meeting, recurring webinar series, Special Interest Groups, Committees, and an online community (SBSM Collaborates). It serves researchers, clinicians, and trainees by providing networking, professional development, awards, and educational resources rather than commercial products.

Product overview

The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (formerly American Psychosomatic Society) is a professional membership organization rather than a technology product company. The society offers an integrated portfolio of membership services including the Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine Journal, annual scientific meetings, Clinical Science and Community webinar series, Special Interest Groups, awards and scholarships, and educational resources. These offerings are designed to advance and integrate scientific research on biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors in health and disease, connecting researchers and clinicians across all career levels through its community platform (SBSM Collaborates) and networking programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SBSM Membership Annual membership program providing access to the society's resources, the SBSM Collaborates online community, Special Interest Groups, Committees, and networking opportunities for researchers and clinicians at all career levels.
• SBSM Annual Meetings Annual scientific conferences bringing together researchers and clinicians in biopsychosocial science, including pre-conference programs on focused topics such as hypertension and disease.
• Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine Journal Peer-reviewed journal publishing research at the intersection of biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors in health and disease; distributed to members and journal subscribers.
• Clinical Science Webinar Series Recurring educational webinar programming featuring scientific presentations and research updates for members, focused on clinical science topics in biopsychosocial medicine.
• SBSM Engages Community Webinar Series Community-focused webinar series providing engagement opportunities for members beyond clinical science content, including networking and professional development programming.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• AcademyHealth: Professional organization for health services and policy research; thematically adjacent in bringing interdisciplinary science to health outcomes and a comparable society/journal/conference operating model.

Direct peers

• Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research: Smaller, senior-level professional society in behavioral medicine research that shares the biopsychosocial interdisciplinary niche and serves overlapping member personas.
• American Psychosomatic Society (predecessor identity): Predecessor organization under the prior brand; included as a self-reference for the historical identity retained within the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
• Society of Behavioral Medicine: Closest direct peer — a U.S.-based nonprofit professional society advancing behavioral medicine research and practice, with a similar membership, journal, and annual-meeting model in an adjacent interdisciplinary space.
• International Society for Behavioral Medicine: Global counterpart to the Society of Behavioral Medicine and a closely comparable society model (membership, journal, biennial congress) directly relevant to SBSM's international expansion path.
• Society for Health Psychology (APA Division 38): A division of the American Psychological Association focused on health psychology, an adjacent interdisciplinary field that overlaps significantly with biopsychosocial science and competes for the same researcher/clinician audience.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Physicians: Large, established medical professional society that publishes major clinical journals (e.g., Annals of Internal Medicine) and hosts large annual meetings — an incumbent whose scale and digital infrastructure set the benchmark for clinical society membership.
• Society for Neuroscience: Large neuroscience professional society that intersects with SBSM's 'mind and brain' domain and competes for the same basic-science membership audience.
• American Academy of Family Physicians: Broad incumbent medical society with overlapping clinician members who practice biopsychosocial care; useful benchmark for membership, journal, and continuing-education scale.

Regional players

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry: International scientific body focused on biological psychiatry; operates a global congress and journal that partially overlap with SBSM's biopsychosocial scope from a regional/international vantage point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/connectAPS
• Facebookfacebook.com/AmericanPsychosomaticSociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-psychosomatic-society-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/infosbsm

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