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Medical Model
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When physicians discovered that syphilis led to
mental disorders, the
medical model
started
looking at physical causes of these disorders.
1.
Etiology:
Causation and development of the
disorder.
2.
Diagnosis:
Identifying (symptoms) and
distinguishing one disease from another.
3.
Treatment:
Treating a disorder in a psychiatric
hospital.
4.
Prognosis:
Forecast about the disorder.