The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine

The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine

The dominant model of disease today is biomedical, and it leaves no room within tis framework for the social, psychological, and behavioral dimensions of illness. A biopsychosocial model is proposed that provides a blueprint for research, a framework for teaching, and a design for action in the real...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1977-04, Vol.196 (4286), p.129-136
1. Verfasser: Engel, George L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biochemistry
Diabetes
Disease
Disease models
Diseases
Grief
Medicine
Mental illness
Models, Biological
Nervous system diseases
Philosophy, Medical
Physicians
Psychiatry
Psychology
Social psychology
Sociology
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Zusammenfassung:The dominant model of disease today is biomedical, and it leaves no room within tis framework for the social, psychological, and behavioral dimensions of illness. A biopsychosocial model is proposed that provides a blueprint for research, a framework for teaching, and a design for action in the real world of health care.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.847460