Biopsychosocial medicine : an integrated approach to understanding illness
The biopsychosocial model is an approach to medicine which considers factors outside the biological process of illness when trying to understand health and disease. This text covers the concept & the utility of this approach, taking the examples of arthritis, cancer & diabetes to show how it is used in practice
xxiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780198530336, 9780198530343, 0198530331, 019853034X
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The history of the biopsychosocial approach in medicine: before and after Engel / Edward Shorter
The theoretical basis of the biopsychosocial model / Helge Malmgren
Remediable or preventable social factors in the aetiology and prognosis of medical disorders / Michael Marmot
Remediable or preventable psychological factors in the aetiology and prognosis of medical disorders / Andrew Steptoe
The biopsychosocial approach: a note of caution / George Davey Smith
Can neurobiology explain the relationship between stress and disease? / Stafford Lightman
Fear and depression as remediable causes of disability in common medical conditions in primary care / Michael Von Korff
How important is the biopsychosocial approach? Some examples from research / Jos Kleijnen
Complementary and alternative medicine: shopping for health in post-modern times / Adrian Furnham
A case of irritable bowel syndrome that illustrates the biopsychosocial model of illness / Doug Drossman
Are the patient-centred and biopsychosocial approaches compatible? / Francis Creed
What are the barriers to healthcare systems using a biopsychosocial approach, and how might they be overcome? / Kate Lorig
Final discussion: how to overcome the barriers
Beyond the biomedical to the biopsychosocial: integrated medicine / Peter White