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biopsychosocial model: a standalone construct

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Medicine and health psychology

a model of illness that treats biological, psychological and social factors together rather than disease alone.

In medicine and health psychology, biopsychosocial model refers to a model of illness that treats biological, psychological and social factors together rather than disease alone. This meaning comes from Engel (1977) in Science.[1]

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References

Engel, G. L. (1977). The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine. Science, 196(4286), 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.847460

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