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Review
. 1993 Jun;72(3 Pt 2):1187-94.
doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3c.1187.

Postmodernism and clinical practice: a critical analysis of the disease model

J T Pardeck  1 , J W Murphy
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Postmodernism and clinical practice: a critical analysis of the disease model

J T Pardeck et al. Psychol Rep. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

The disease model attempts to explain a variety of phenomena ranging from mental illness to criminal behavior. This approach is grounded in the Western philosophical tradition of dualism. The limitations of the disease model are analyzed through a postmodern perspective. Socially sensitive strategies for clinical intervention are offered.

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