Knowledge and questions about social medicine are gaining in relevance - and not just for doctors. Against a background of increasing chronic illnesses, an increased significance for prevention, quality assurance and quality management, but also for current healthcare policy, simple access to information on social medicine is of ever-greater interest. The new Pschyrembel® Social Medicine has come about in co-operation with Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (German Pension Insurance) and is a reliable and compact reference work with some 5,500 entries.