Die Notwendigkeit eines neuen medizinischen Modells
Engel GL. The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science 1977; 196: 129-136
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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.
