Biopsychosocial Concept is the Characteristic that Distinguishes the Practice of General Practitioner/Family Doctor

Abstract

In 1977 Engel, from the University of Rochester, proposed a paradigm capable of scientifically including the set of biological, psychological and social factors that determine health and disease [1]. From this biopsychosocial model (BPS), the disease is the result of a complex intertwining of symbolic networks and biological processes that unite the body, the self, the social and the environmental.