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ME/CFS & the biopsychosocial model: a review of patient harm & distress

Posted on 06/27/2018 by wames

Review article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and the biopsychosocial model: a review of patient harm and distress in the medical encounter, by Keith J. Geraghty, Charlotte Blease in Disability and Rehabilitation [Published online: 21 Jun 2018] Objective: Despite the … Continue reading →

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CFS – is the biopsychosocial model responsible for patient dissatisfaction and harm?

Posted on 08/01/2016 by wames

Article extracts: In 1977 George Engel wrote about the need for an ‘integrated approach’ in medicine that moved the focus beyond biological mechanisms of disease to include all pertinent aspects of illness presentation, setting out a ‘biopsychosocial model’.1 Around the … Continue reading →

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