Values and context in person-centered diagnosis

A sound and effective approach to psychiatry and medicine should prioritize the whole person. This implies an ethical commitment to the person behind the patient, and attention to the biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual bases of illness and positive health. As part of this com...

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Main Author: Juan E Mezzich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2016;volume=32;issue=3;spage=188;epage=195;aulast=Mezzich