title: A critical review of the biopsychosocial model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this review is to provide an analysis of the epistemic status of the biopsychosocial model.
  
  
  METHODS
  A critical comparison of the biopsychosocial model with the general concept of models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In its present form, the biopsychosocial model is so seriously flawed that its continued use in psychiatry is not justified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further development of theory-based models in psychiatry is urgently needed.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McLaren
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012931:Social Environment