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

1977; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 196; Issue: 4286 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.847460

1095-9203

George L. Engel,

Empathy and Medical Education

The dominant model of disease today is biomedical, and it leaves no room within its 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.