Mental Disease Diagnoses

There have been numerous methods of mentalmodel to utilize in developing drugs or treatments.
diseases' diagnoses. The variety is caused byThere has also been some critique regarding the
numerous viewpoints on mental diseases' origin. Thebiomedical model. The model has tendency to
biomedical model was developed in the 1800's andemphasize that natural science is the most compelling
has been the standard for medical diagnoses. Theknowledge approach. The main contention against the
model is focuses on standard performance ormodel is that it diminishes societal and non-biological
characteristics of the different physical process ofpsychology. Critics of the model believe that this
the body, for example its chemistry and pathology,representation isolates the person. However, there is
to determine deviations. In the context of mentalno denying that the biomedical model provides
health diagnoses, it utilizes elevation or deficiencies instandards of diagnoses that are backed by significant
the nervous system that contribute to aberrantand collaborative information. It is essential in creating
behavior. For example, if the biomedical model is tonursing standards and helps in the formulation of
be used to in understanding epileptic episodes, thenursing scenarios. A new model, the biopsychosocial,
focus would be on the synaptic storms in the brainmodel that has been developed based on the
that characterizes epileptic episodes. The biomedicalprinciples of the biomedical model. The biopsychosocial
model has been tested means of identifying disordersmodel adopts the same foundations of the biomedical
became it utilizes a very ordered standard ofmodel but also now includes psychological and social
reference. The biomedical model is popular infactors. This has allowed the biomedical model to also
psychiatry and has been utilized particularly in theinclude factors external to the biology of the
standards of medication prescriptions. Since theindividual and also has increased its application to
biomedical model considers the human bodysocial integrations nursing programs.
chemistry significantly, it is considered as effective