Abstract
Many aspects of Engel's biopsychosocial model support humanistic approaches to medicine. Engel was explicitly negative, however, about approaches that would contrast medical humanism with medical science. Engel adopted a systems science approach to the study of human beings, health and disease, and accordingly endorsed the use of a scientific approach for improving quality of clinical care, in the sense of it being amenable to scientific study.
Translated title of the contribution | The biopsychosocial model and the new medical humanism |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 13-40 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | Archives de Philosophie |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Biopsychosocial model
- Engel
- Medical humanism
- Medicine