Biopsychosocial Medicine An Integrated Approach to Understanding Illness [Paperback]

1. The history of the biopsychosocial approach in medicine: before and after Engel,Edward Shorter
2. The theoretical basis of the biopsychosocial model,Helge Malmgren
3. Remediable or preventable social factors in the aetiology and prognosis of medical disorders,Michael Marmot
4. Remediable or preventable psychological factors in the aetiology and prognosis of medical disorders,Andrew Steptoe
5. The biopsychosocial approach: a note of caution,George Davey Smith
6. Can neurobiology explain the relationship between stress and disease?,Stafford Lightman
7. Fear and depression as remediable causes of disability in common medical conditions in primary care,Michael Von Korff
8. How important is the biopsychosocial approach? Some examples from research,Jos Kleijnen
9. Complementary and alternative medicine: shopping for health in post-modern times,Adrian Furnham
10. A case of irritable bowel syndrome that illustrates the biopsychosocial model of illness,Doug Drossman
11. Are the patient-centred and biopsychosocial approaches compatible?,Francis Creed
12. What are the barriers to health-care systems using a biopsychosocial approach, and howmight they be overcome?,Kate Lorig
13. Final discussion: how to overcome the barriers
14. Beyond the biomedical to the biopsychosocial: integrated medicine,Peter White

This book thoroughly covers the topic...The lively discussion folliwng most of the chapters is absolutely enlightening. --Doody's