Abstract
Objective: The aim of this review is to provide an analysis of the epistemic status of the biopsychosocial model.
Method: 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.
Conclusion: Further development of theory-based models in psychiatry is urgently needed.
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