Engel's biopsychosocial model is still relevant today.
Abstract
In 1977, Engel published the seminal paper, null Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine [Science 196 (1977) 129-136]. He featured a biopsychosocial (BPS) model based on systems theory and on the hierarchical organization of organisms. In this essay, the model is extended by the introduction of semiotics and constructivism. Semiotics provides the language which allows to describe the relationships between the individual and his...
Paper Details
Title
Engel's biopsychosocial model is still relevant today.
Published Date
Dec 1, 2009
Volume
67
Issue
6
Pages
607 - 611
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