Over the last 6 decades, many published commentaries, from both within and outside the medical community, have criticized medicine’s characterization and management of mental illness and disability.

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine some of the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords and jargon, our goal is ...

In Ahmed Samei Huda’s book, The Medical Model in Mental Health, the author effectively situates the field of mental health within the purview of the medical model. Huda provides a critique of aspects ...

Regarding the treatment of serious mental Illness (SMI), there is currently a fundamental rift between two camps, one known as the "Medical Model," basically scientific psychiatry, and the "Recovery ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Eric J. Topol, MD: This is Eric Topol with my co-host Abraham Verghese for Medscape's Medicine and the Machine. Today, we welcome Tom Insel, who led the ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine some of the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords and jargon, our goal is ...

Medical Model Teaches Students Art of Gentle Exams Amy Littlefield became a gynecological model to help medical students learn the fine art of pelvic examination without pain and embarrassment.