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The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine.

Authors :
Engel GL
Source :
Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 1977 Apr 08; Vol. 196 (4286), pp. 129-36.
Publication Year :
1977

Abstract

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
Disease
Grief
Sociology
Medicine
Models, Biological
Philosophy, Medical
Psychiatry

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0036-8075
Volume :
196
Issue :
4286
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
847460
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.847460
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