Each May and October, millions are urged to “raise awareness” for mental health through national and international campaigns, ...

The dominant model of disease today is, as 30 years ago, still biomedical, with molecular biology being the basic scientific discipline. However, there is evidence for the role of stressful life ...

The time is well past due to change the common nomenclature used by sexual healthcare professionals from “biopsychosocial” to “biomedical-psychosocial and cultural.” The latter name describes our best ...

The Biopsychosocial Model of Illness (“the BPS model”), first conceptualized in 1977 by George Engel, broadens the prevailing biomedical model of illness. The biomedical model views illness as ...

Correspondence to Professor Gwendolen Jull, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; ...

The pig is becoming increasingly important as a biomedical model. Given the similarities between pigs and humans, a greater understanding of the underlying biology of human health and diseases may ...