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Evolving Views of Mental Disorders and Their Treatment
Alan I. Leshner, PhD
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(7):787-790.
Abstract
During the past three decades, research advances in the biomedical and behavioral sciences have converged to revolutionize—or rather "evolutionize"—public and professional views of the etiology and treatment of mental disorders. As Sabshin1 has observed, at long last science has replaced ideology as the foundation for understanding and designing treatments for these disorders. One might also add that, at long last, science is providing solid support for the biopsychosocial approach long espoused by family physicians and many mental health clinicians and researchers.
Author Affiliations
From the National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Md.
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