TY - JOUR TI - The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine AU - George L. Engel PY - 1977 JO - Science DO - 10.1126/science.847460 UR - https://doi.org/10.1126/science.847460 AB - 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. ER -