The European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry is a scientific society, legally established 1993 in Vienna under Austrian Law, aiming primarily to provide a forum for European physicians and psychologists working in the field of psychodermatology, psychosomatic dermatology, and dermatopsychiatry, to foster exchange of information and ideas and, more generally, contacts among professionals in the field, to improve the quality of scientific research in the area, and to recruit new members providing important expertise.