Psychiatry and the rhetoric of models.
The term "medical model" has been increasingly used in discussions about the future course of psychiatry. The author examines various types of models and suggests that "medical model" is a rhetorical device which tends to obscure many important issues. He suggests that psychiatry avoid overrestricting its area of expertise.
D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011570:Psychiatry