A critical review of the biopsychosocial model

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 86-92

  McLaren, N ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial model; Models in psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODEL; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0031957825     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.1998.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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