Beyond the Disease Model of Mental Disorders

What Causes Mental Disorders? The Biomedical Answer Understanding Mental Disorders: Definitions and Causes The "American Way" of Understanding Mental Disorders: The Biomedical Model Dissatisfaction with the Biomedical Model within Medicine and Psychiatry What Causes Mental Disorders? The Scientific Evidence Scientific Evidence Invalidates the Biomedical Model: Findings from Behavioral Genetics Scientific Evidence Invalidates the Environmental Model: Findings from Psychological Research Scientific Evidence: Stressful Events Affect the Development and Onset of Mental Disorders What Causes Mental Disorders? The Multicausal Biopsychosocial Answer Biopsychosocial Risk and Protective Factors in Mental Disorders Toward Valid Understanding of Mental Disorders: Multicausal, Biopsychosocial Theories Implications of Multicausal Theories for the Science and Disciplines of Psychopathology Appendix Indexes