Beyond the bio-medical paradigm
By: collected by Selma Hyman.
Contributors: Hyman, Selma.
Publisher: Selma Hyman
Published: 1985
Place of publication: [Portland, Or.?
Language: eng
Subjects: Philosophy, Medical.; Psychosomatic Medicine.; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics); Physician-Patient Relations.; Education, Medical.
Other titles: Biopsychosocial collection
Notes: "These reprints represent speculations from diverse fields that provide fresh insights for the field of medicine. They include philosophical considerations about the relation between mind and body, the nature of scientific thought, concepts of health and disease, the operation of the unconscious, goals of medical education, and some articles by George Engel who has proposed a "biopsychosocial model" to extend the biomedical model which underlies current medical practice"--P.[i]

"August 1985"--P.[i]

"Assisted by a grant from the Bingham Trust for Charity"--P.[i]
Table of contents: value: Biopsychosocial and humanistic considerations.; value: Philosophy of science.; value: Doctor-patient relations.; value: Integration of mind and body.; value: Psychosomatic connections.; value: Medical education.; value: Concepts of health and disease.