April 1977 PMID 847460

The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine.

G L Engel

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The discussions reflect widespread consensus on the relevance of Engel’s biopsychosocial model, with many citing its historical roots and ongoing debates, using tone and references that underscore its enduring influence and relevance for modern medicine.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the importance of the biopsychosocial model as an alternative or complement to the traditional biomedical approach, showing general agreement with the article's premise.

InterestHigh interest

The topic generates high interest, evidenced by references to historical context, critiques, and calls for paradigm shifts, indicating curiosity and relevance.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants reference Engel's original work, recent critiques, and debates about terminology, reflecting a moderate depth of engagement with the subject matter.

ImpactModerate impact

While the discussions highlight the lasting significance of the model since its proposal in 1977, they suggest modest immediate impact, mostly through awareness and scholarly reflection.

Abstract in brief

  • The current biomedical model of disease primarily focuses on biological factors and overlooks social, psychological, and behavioral aspects of illness.
  • A new biopsychosocial model is suggested to better encompass these additional dimensions, offering a more comprehensive approach to understanding health and illness.
  • This integrated model aims to guide research, improve education, and inform practical health care actions by considering the complex interactions between biological, psychological, and social factors.]

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David L. Perez MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANPA
@DavidLewisPerez · X

Thanks @MarkLRuffalo & @PsychToday for highlighting Engel's biopsychosocial model! https://t.co/XMweLJrus0 My only reflection is that since #FND is mechanistically & etiologically heterogeneous - prefer the "functional neurological disorder" term. https://t.co/p3vMkJ3Ahj https://t.co/J7h8rhPp0f

Dec 31, 2021 · 10 likes · 4,318 followers View post →
Eric García-López
@ericgarcialopez · X

“¿Crees que el contexto familiar y social puede detonar conductas agresivas y violencia? #Comportamiento #Neurociencia #FactoresDeRiesgo #PsicopatologíaForense #Criminología” El modelo biopsicosocial (https://t.co/T4NNyIq88V) brinda una perspectiva al respecto. https://t.co/bF4dV0rhNB https://t.co/7o4Tupiz1j

Aug 20, 2025 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 4,539 followers View post →
Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
@briandavidearp · X

Funny how these critiques are still very much relevant. The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine (published 1977) https://t.co/deiaVz9yzn

May 16, 2023 · 4 likes · 26,085 followers View post →
J.D. Sheppard II
@jdsheppard · X

The biosychosocial model was proposed as early as 1977, but the biomedical model refuses to die. George Engel's original article is still well worth a read today https://t.co/qLgrbb0Zqx

Jun 28, 2020 · 4 likes · 696 followers View post →
Awais Aftab
@awaisaftab · X

@JonathanSadowsk Oh, it’s in the classic 1977 Science article. There is a section in which he talks about it https://t.co/UhtHCAzRyv

Apr 24, 2022 · 3 likes · 24,361 followers View post →
George Dawson
@dawso007 · X

@SameiHuda https://t.co/T4YXXjrjGA

Feb 15, 2022 · 3 likes · 7,807 followers View post →

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Mar家庭医
@gene_fam_aura · X

・生物医学モデルは還元主義(reductinism)や心身二元論(mind-body dualism)に基づいている ・このモデルは研究等には有用だが、心理社会的な次元を排除することに繋がりかねない https://t.co/8vgIykTLQi

Oct 9, 2025 · 85 followers View post →
hamed arafa
@hamedarafam · X

@ismailarafa9 هل اطلعت على biopsychosocial model يا دكتور هذة نظرية فى نشأه المرض كتب فيها ورقة بحثية فى السبعينات وأثرت بشكل كبير، اظن العلاج النفسي المعرفى لا يتبع هذه الفلسفة فى أن المرض النفسي بيولوجى حصرا بل يعتبر أن بالأفكار والقناعات هي الأصل الذى يجب علاجه https://t.co/wlmStkAOaQ

Sep 6, 2025 · 51 followers View post →
Mar家庭医
@gene_fam_aura · X

・1977年にG.EngelがBPSモデルを提唱 ・疾病理解とケアには生物学的要因に加え、心理的要因、社会的要因を統合して考える必要がある https://t.co/8vgIykTLQi

Sep 5, 2025 · 85 followers View post →
Josué Reyes Pimentel
@ps_pimen · X

RT @ericgarcialopez: “¿Crees que el contexto familiar y social puede detonar conductas agresivas y violencia? #Comportamiento #Neurocienci…

Aug 20, 2025 · 2 shares · 449 followers View post →
Eric García-López
@ericgarcialopez · X

“¿Crees que el contexto familiar y social puede detonar conductas agresivas y violencia? #Comportamiento #Neurociencia #FactoresDeRiesgo #PsicopatologíaForense #Criminología” El modelo biopsicosocial (https://t.co/T4NNyIq88V) brinda una perspectiva al respecto. https://t.co/bF4dV0rhNB https://t.co/7o4Tupiz1j

Aug 20, 2025 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 4,539 followers View post →
Michael Dods
@holonpsychology · X

Engel, G.L. (1977). The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine. https://t.co/Q0V1aPbh06

Aug 19, 2025 · 55 followers View post →
Ryan (Studying @ Uni)
@ryanyates1990 · X

@EikoFried Take it you are referring to this from 1977 https://t.co/K3Rl85n1Ip Which was re-released and made available in 2012 https://t.co/h1IYzD3UGf

Jul 26, 2024 · 1 like · 2,986 followers View post →
Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

@ldndoc @Neal94G This argument has been prevalent since 47 yrs ago. Chk out the 1977 classic by #GeorgeEngel "The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine" https://t.co/xj0AAdscDt https://t.co/lDlGlPecjL

Apr 3, 2024 · 32,290 followers View post →
Wittgenstein_jm
@Wittgenstein_jm · X

RT @Fradbius: D'aquí també la necessitat de proposar un nou model mèdic, com el biopsicosocial proposat per Engel. Així com substituir el c…

Mar 28, 2024 · 1 share · 4,589 followers View post →
Pere Joan Sala
@Fradbius · X

D'aquí també la necessitat de proposar un nou model mèdic, com el biopsicosocial proposat per Engel. Així com substituir el concepte "malaltia mental" per "trastorn mental". 7/7 https://t.co/p7b4EsosMb

Mar 28, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 251 followers View post →
Duncan Double
@DBDouble · X

@sulmoney Even take in the title ‘The need for a new medical model: A challenge for biomedicine’. He was not happy with your version of the medical model.

Feb 10, 2024 · 3,750 followers View post →
Shoei
@shoei05 · X

"MUSの管理には、生物心理社会モデル(https://t.co/E4a7E5N4Em ;https://t.co/HXG0mgo4xk )が有用である。全人的評価に関連する3つの次元を使用する場合、このモデルは患者中心主義の鍵となることが示唆されている(https://t.co/SR0l3ECgcj ;https://t.co/XS5JCoNU8N )" https://t.co/AfDnhKrRvu

Sep 16, 2023 · 4,363 followers View post →
Chris Palmer, MD
@ChrisPalmerMD · X

@JackENissen @Dreaming_AMused I didn't coin this word! It was coined by Dr. George Engel in 1977: https://t.co/HguGfXjL5Q

Jun 2, 2023 · 135,483 followers View post →
Jan De Maeseneer
@JanDeMaeseneer · X

RT @drchrishilton: First plenary sessions at #ICIC23 with @JanDeMaeseneer reminding us of Engel (1977) "The dominant model of disease today…

May 22, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,249 followers View post →
IFIC Updates
@IFICInfo · X

RT @drchrishilton: First plenary sessions at #ICIC23 with @JanDeMaeseneer reminding us of Engel (1977) "The dominant model of disease today…

May 22, 2023 · 2 shares · 5,054 followers View post →
Christopher Hilton
@drchrishilton · X

First plenary sessions at #ICIC23 with @JanDeMaeseneer reminding us of Engel (1977) "The dominant model of disease today is biomedical... A biopsychosocial model is proposed" [10.1126/science.847460] #integratedcare

May 22, 2023 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 3,517 followers View post →
Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
@briandavidearp · X

Funny how these critiques are still very much relevant. The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine (published 1977) https://t.co/deiaVz9yzn

May 16, 2023 · 4 likes · 26,085 followers View post →
Eric Reinhart
@_Eric_Reinhart · X

@JRBneuropsiq Well, hard to fault them for that. I mean, Engel's little piece was published in a very minor journal and has only been cited about 18,614 times. https://t.co/02fwgkggwz

Jan 29, 2023 · 1 like · 40,163 followers View post →
心療内科夜想曲
@cKvWsvTnZAoU8Yr · X

biopsychosocial modelを提唱したジョージ・エンゲルがロチェスター大学 The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine Science 1977 https://t.co/rthF9OtQAp

Aug 18, 2022 · 1 like · 394 followers View post →
Mark Needham
@mbneedham · X

@Proletcultist I think George Engel coined the term, and he was trying to keep things firmly within medicine. It's never been a radical phrase. https://t.co/VSre1RrC6x

Jul 21, 2022 · 601 followers View post →
Awais Aftab
@awaisaftab · X

@JonathanSadowsk Oh, it’s in the classic 1977 Science article. There is a section in which he talks about it https://t.co/UhtHCAzRyv

Apr 24, 2022 · 3 likes · 24,361 followers View post →
George Dawson
@dawso007 · X

@SameiHuda https://t.co/T4YXXjrjGA

Feb 15, 2022 · 3 likes · 7,807 followers View post →
David L. Perez MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANPA
@DavidLewisPerez · X

Thanks @MarkLRuffalo & @PsychToday for highlighting Engel's biopsychosocial model! https://t.co/XMweLJrus0 My only reflection is that since #FND is mechanistically & etiologically heterogeneous - prefer the "functional neurological disorder" term. https://t.co/p3vMkJ3Ahj https://t.co/J7h8rhPp0f

Dec 31, 2021 · 10 likes · 4,318 followers View post →
thinkin_mkdeabh
@thinkin_mkdeabh · X

Ce n'est pas une définition officielle, aucune définition officielle du modèle BPS existe d'ailleurs. Le papier original de Engel qui a créé le modèle était d'ailleurs très vague sur le sujet : https://t.co/zKaKG2IE7B

Aug 19, 2021 · 3 likes · 2,195 followers View post →
J.D. Sheppard II
@jdsheppard · X

The biosychosocial model was proposed as early as 1977, but the biomedical model refuses to die. George Engel's original article is still well worth a read today https://t.co/qLgrbb0Zqx

Jun 28, 2020 · 4 likes · 696 followers View post →