title: Teaching biopsychosocial integration and formulation.
abstract: This paper describes the mental processes by which the psychiatrist organizes and integrates data to produce a case formulation. The biopsychosocial formulation uses three perspectives (biological, psychological and social) to view the data and integrates these viewpoints into one broad, complex and dynamic appreciation of the patient. Guidelines for creating and communicating a case formulation are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reade
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008487:Medical History Taking; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment