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

George L. Engel · Science · 1977

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George L. Engel
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1977
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English

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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.

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

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Engel, George L. "The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine." 1977. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.847460.

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Engel, George L. 1977. "The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine.". https://doi.org/10.1126/science.847460.

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Engel, G. L. 1977, The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine, Science, available at: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.847460 [Accessed 8 Aug. 2026].

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Title
The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine
Author / contributors
George L. Engel
Publisher
Science
Publication year
1977
Language
English

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Biopsychosocial model; Blueprint; Biomedicine; Action (physics); Health care; Medical care; Psychology; Management science; Cognitive science; Computer science; Psychotherapist; Medicine
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