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Editorial
. 2007 Nov:191:375-7.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.037242.

The medical model is dead--long live the medical model

Premal Shah  1 , Deborah Mountain
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Editorial

The medical model is dead--long live the medical model

Premal Shah et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Many people criticise, and psychiatrists apologise, for the use of the 'medical model'. We examine what is currently meant by this term and suggest a refinement of definition to reflect the ideals and contemporary practice of medicine. We propose that psychiatrists should use the medical model to improve and validate bio-psychosocial psychiatric medicine.

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