Book contents
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Chapter 1 Defining Wellness
- Chapter 2 Screening and Assessment Methods for Wellness
- Chapter 3 The Biopsychosocial Assessment
- Chapter 4 Wellness Measurement
- Chapter 5 The Wellness Treatment Plan
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Book part
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - The Biopsychosocial Assessment
from Part I - Approach to Wellness
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Chapter 1 Defining Wellness
- Chapter 2 Screening and Assessment Methods for Wellness
- Chapter 3 The Biopsychosocial Assessment
- Chapter 4 Wellness Measurement
- Chapter 5 The Wellness Treatment Plan
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
In the past few decades we have seen incredible advances in healthcare with respect to technology, research, and interventions. As we continue to research health and healthcare, we have uncovered that the traditional focus on the biomedical model (BM) exclusively has been reductionistic and not robust in assessing and treating patients. Accordingly, it is critical that our work with patients, including the assessment process, needs to reflect these advances in healthcare. This includes a biopsychosocial (BPS) approach to working with patients [1].
Traditionally, the dominant approach to health focused on the body and the ways medicine can assess and intervene. This is the BM model. This model posits that illness is determined by biologically based defects. This approach was incredibly helpful for illnesses like tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases. However, in the twentieth century, people were more likely to die of chronic diseases including – but not limited to – heart disease, cancer, and so forth [2].
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 23 - 36Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020