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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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 196; no. 4286; pp. 129 - 136
Main Author Engel, George L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 08.04.1977
Subjects
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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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.847460