The Biopsychosocial Model of Illness (“the BPS model”), first conceptualized in 1977 by George Engel, broadens the prevailing biomedical model of illness.

The time is well past due to change the common nomenclature used by sexual healthcare professionals from “biopsychosocial” to “biomedical-psychosocial and cultural.” The latter name ...

Sickle cell disease is known to be associated with severe pain, but the current care model primarily focuses on acute vaso-occlusive pain.A perspective published in The New England Journal of ...

Only a few have pushed for the adoption of the biopsychosocial model through the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. In the Philippine context, this model should ...

Alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are commonly used substances among adolescents. In the context of the Biopsychosocial Model (BPSM), this study investigated the relationships between psychological and ...