Salutogenesis--the extension of physician's capabilities

Changes in medicine are not only technical but are also relating to people's awareness. The biomedical model is not sufficient to explain the various phenomena and processes of health and disease. Actually the most popular is the holistic approach. In the salutogenesis model, the essential issu...

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Published inPolski merkuriusz lekarski Vol. 25 Suppl 1; p. 47
Main Authors Zboralski, Krzysztof, Florkowski, Antoni, Talarowska-Bogusz, Monika, Macander, Marian, Szubert, Sławomir, Gałecki, Piotr
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 2008
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Attitude to Health
Holistic Health
Models, Psychological
Physician-Patient Relations
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Summary:Changes in medicine are not only technical but are also relating to people's awareness. The biomedical model is not sufficient to explain the various phenomena and processes of health and disease. Actually the most popular is the holistic approach. In the salutogenesis model, the essential issue is not the disease but the health. In this approach, among numerous variables, the most important is the sense of coherence (SOC) - the personal variability, the key to health. The psychological problems which are essential in Antonovsky's theory, refer to the physicians. Many of the contemporary researches refere to the medicine and psychology. The salutogenesis can be used in medicine as the extension of doctor's and patient's capabilities but not instead of medicine.
ISSN:1426-9686