The Business of Practice

History of Addiction Treatment

Written by Amanda Beltrani | Jun 2, 2022 5:49:35 PM

The biopsychosocial model addresses the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors of the disease and is the most widely utilized model for medical and psychological treatment today. This model was a more holistic response to the widely used medical model, which conceptualized diseases as standardized symptoms with little regard for individual factors.