Social sciences and medical humanities: the new focus of psychiatry

The clinical practice of psychiatry should incorporate a biopsychosocial model of illness, acknowledging both cultural and social influences on the patient's experience. Medical humanities include a number of academic disciplines that complement the clinical practice of psychiatry. The medical...

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Main Authors: Dinesh Bhugra, Antonio Ventriglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015-11-01
Series:BJPsych International
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000000581/type/journal_article