The New Old (and Old New) Medical Model: Four Decades Navigating the Biomedical and Psychosocial Understandings of Health and Illness

The importance of how disease and illness are conceptualised lies in the fact that such definition is paramount to understand the boundaries and scope of responsibility associated with medical work. In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the interplay of these understandings in shaping the...

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Main Authors: Albert Farre, Tim Rapley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Healthcare
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/5/4/88