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A revised biopsychosocial model for explaining complexity to mental disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2025

A. Fiorillo
A. Fiorillo*
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University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

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The biopsychosocial model was first conceptualized by George L. Engel in 1977 in order to explain the contribution of biological, social and psychological factors in determining mental (and physical) illnesses. This model gained new attention in recent years: while many authors consider it as a complete framework, others highlight its clinical, scientific and theoretic vagueness. A revised biopsychosocial model is being proposed, including causal interactions within and between biological, social and psychological factors as the benchmarks of the complexity of mental disorders.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 68 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 33rd European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2025 , pp. S75
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