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Postmodernism and clinical practice: a critical analysis of the disease model
1Department of Social Work, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield 65804-0095.
Psychological Reports
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
The disease model attempts to explain a variety of phenomena ranging from mental illness to criminal behavior. This approach is grounded in the Western philosophical tradition of dualism. The limitations of the disease model are analyzed through a postmodern perspective. Socially sensitive strategies for clinical intervention are offered.