Evolution of the biopsychosocial model: prospects and challenges for health psychology.
Health Psychol
; 23(2): 119-25, 2004 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15008654
ABSTRACT
Although advances have been made in specifying connections between biological, psychological, and social processes, the full potential of the biopsychosocial model for health psychology remains untapped. In this article, 4 areas that need to be addressed to ensure the continued evolution of the biopsychosocial model are identified and a series of recommendations concerning initiatives directed at research, training, practice and intervention, and policy are delineated. These recommendations emphasize the need to better understand and utilize linkages among biological, psychological, social, and macrocultural variables. Activities that facilitate the adoption of a multisystem, multilevel, and multivariate orientation among scientists, practitioners, and policymakers will most effectively lead to the kinds of transdisciplinary contributions envisioned by the biopsychosocial perspective.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medicina de la Conducta
/
Estado de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
/
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
/
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Psychol
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos