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The Rise and Fall of the Biopsychosocial Model. Reconciling Art and Science in Psychiatry.
S. Nassir Ghaemi
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Ghaemi shows how the historical role of the BPS model as a reaction to biomedical reductionism is coming to an end and urges colleagues in the field to embrace other, less-eclectic perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
This is the first book-length historical critique of psychiatry's mainstream ideology, the biopsychosocial (BPS) model. Developed in the twentieth century as an outgrowth of psychosomatic medicine, the biopsychosocial model is seen as an antidote to the constraints of the medical model of psychiatry. Nassir Ghaemi details the origins and evolution of the BPS model and explains how, where, and why it fails to live up to its promises. He analyzes the works of its founders, George Engel and Roy Grinker Sr., traces its rise in acceptance, and discusses its relation to the thought of William Osler and Karl Jaspers. In ... Read more
This is the first book-length historical critique of psychiatry's mainstream ideology, the biopsychosocial (BPS) model. Developed in the twentieth century as an outgrowth of psychosomatic medicine, the biopsychosocial model is seen as an antidote to the constraints of the medical model of psychiatry. Nassir Ghaemi details the origins and evolution of the BPS model and explains how, where, and why it fails to live up to its promises. He analyzes the works of its founders, George Engel and Roy Grinker Sr., traces its rise in acceptance, and discusses its relation to the thought of William Osler and Karl Jaspers. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893902
SKU
V9780801893902
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About S. Nassir Ghaemi
S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Tufts School of Medicine and the director of mood and psychopharmacology programs at the Tufts Medical Center. He is the editor of Polypharmacy in Psychiatry, coeditor of Bipolar Depression, and the author of Mood Disorders: A Practical Guide and The Concepts ... Read more
Reviews for The Rise and Fall of the Biopsychosocial Model. Reconciling Art and Science in Psychiatry.
Ghaemi's book is highly relevant. It is also very well written and appears meticulously researched, and it should be of interest to everyone with a professional relation to psychiatry. Hereby recommended.
Anders Jorgensen Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2010 Provocative book... Essential. Choice 2010 This is a thoughtful and well-researched book. At minimum, it is an essential read for academic psychiatrists ... Read more
Anders Jorgensen Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2010 Provocative book... Essential. Choice 2010 This is a thoughtful and well-researched book. At minimum, it is an essential read for academic psychiatrists ... Read more