Biopsychosocial Model

Clinical Implications of the Biopsychosocial Model..

There are several implications of the biopsychosocial model for clinical practice with patients. Oken (2000) clearly explained that the biopsychosocial model implies that the practitioner must understand the social and psychological factors that contribute to an illness in order to treat it appropriately. 

In the case of a healthy individual, Oken (2000) conveyed that the biopsychosocial model helps to understand health habits only in their psychological and social contexts. These contexts according to Suls and Rothman (2004) may contain a poor health habit, or with appropriate modifications, facilitate the development of a healthy one. In the case of the ill individual, biological, psychological, and social factors all contribute to recover (Oken, 2000). 

Reference: Oken (2000). Introduction to Health Psychology. 
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What Are the Worldwide Causes of Death? 

The causes of death and disability are expected to change dramatically by the year 2020. 

Disease or Injury 1990	Disease or Injury 2020
1. Lower respiratory infection	1. Heart disease.
2. Diarrheal diseases	2. Unipolar major depression
3. Prenatal period	3. Road traffic accidents
4. Unipolar major depression	4. Cerebrovascular disease
5. Heart disease	5. Pulmonary disease
6. Cerebrovascular disease	6. Lower respiratory infections
7. Tuberculosis	7. Tuberculosis
8. Measles	8. War
9. Road traffic accidents	9. Diarrheal diseases
10. Congential anomalies	10. HIV

Reference: World Health Organization, 1996.