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

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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Empathy and Medical Education

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10.1126/science.847460

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