Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Nov;191:375-7.

The medical model is dead--long live the medical model.

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Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Terrace, Edinburgh, UK. premal.shah@lpct.scot.nhs.uk

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Many people criticise, and psychiatrists apologise, for the use of the 'medical model'. We examine what is currently meant by this term and suggest a refinement of definition to reflect the ideals and contemporary practice of medicine. We propose that psychiatrists should use the medical model to improve and validate bio-psychosocial psychiatric medicine.

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