Medical Model of Health
By Nerissa Vaughan
Neuroanatomy
Who follows the Medical Model:
General Practitioners
Advantages
What is the Medical Model?
- Individuals who suffer with parkinsons has seen a huge difference when using ECT.
- Been able to change those views of people, who once thought mental health was something brought upon by the devil.
- Been able to give acknowledgment of many conditions such as Alzheimers.
Disadvantages
This model focus' on treating symptoms and finding the root cause of a persons illness or disease.
The medical model focuses on 4 areas:
- Genetics
- Neurotransmitters
- Neurophysiology
- Neuroanatomy
Video of ECT
- The over use on perscription drugs.
- Side effects on having a ECT
- Memory Loss
- Not effective
- Diagnostic of mental disorders has not seen an improvement and solid evidence in several years.
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