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The Biopsychosocial Approach

Past, Present, Future

By Richard M. Frankel,Timothy E. Quill,Susan H. McDaniel

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Publish Date

June 27, 2003

Publisher

University of Rochester Press,Brand: University of Rochester Press

Language

eng

Pages

305

Description:

The biopsychosocial perspective involves an appreciation that disease and illness do not manifest themselves only in terms of pathophysiology, but also may simultaneously affect many different levels of functioning, from cellular to organ system to person to family to society. This approach provides a better understanding of disease processes as encompassing multiple levels of functioning including the effect of the physician-patient relationship.