Introducing the Biopsychosocial Model for good medicine and good doctors (9 July 2002)

Summary

This rapid response to the article 'What is a good doctor and how can we make one?', published on the BMJ website, discusses the background to the Biopsychosocial Model and it's implications in clinical practice today. The author highlights the importance of taking psychosocial factors into consideration, such as diet or loneliness, in order to improve individualised patient treatment.