| There have been numerous methods of mental | | | | considered as effective model to utilize in |
| diseases' diagnoses. The variety is caused by | | | | developing drugs or treatments. There has |
| numerous viewpoints on mental diseases' | | | | also been some critique regarding the |
| origin. The | | | | biomedical model. The model has tendency to |
| biomedical model was developed in the 1800's | | | | emphasize that natural science is the most |
| and has been the standard for medical | | | | compelling knowledge approach. The main |
| diagnoses. The model is focuses on standard | | | | contention against the model is that it |
| performance or characteristics of the | | | | diminishes societal and non-biological |
| different physical process of the body, for | | | | psychology. Critics of the model believe that |
| example its chemistry and pathology, to | | | | this representation isolates the person. |
| determine deviations. In the context of | | | | However, there is no denying that the |
| mental health diagnoses, it utilizes | | | | biomedical model provides standards of |
| elevation or deficiencies in the nervous | | | | diagnoses that are backed by significant and |
| system that contribute to aberrant behavior. | | | | collaborative information. It is essential in |
| For example, if the biomedical model is to be | | | | creating nursing standards and helps in the |
| used to in understanding epileptic episodes, | | | | formulation of nursing scenarios. A new |
| the focus would be on the synaptic storms in | | | | model, the biopsychosocial, model that has |
| the brain that characterizes epileptic | | | | been developed based on the principles of the |
| episodes. The biomedical model has been | | | | biomedical model. The biopsychosocial model |
| tested means of identifying disorders became | | | | adopts the same foundations of the biomedical |
| it utilizes a very ordered standard of | | | | model but also now includes psychological and |
| reference. The biomedical model is popular in | | | | social factors. This has allowed the |
| psychiatry and has been utilized particularly | | | | biomedical model to also include factors |
| in the standards of medication prescriptions. | | | | external to the biology of the individual and |
| Since the biomedical model considers the | | | | also has increased its application to social |
| human body chemistry significantly, it is | | | | integrations nursing programs. |