TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The Relationships Between Depression and Medical Illness
A1  - Bui, Melissa
A1  - Mufson, Michael
A1  - Gitlin, David
A2  - Barsky, Arthur J.
A2  - Silbersweig, David A.
A2  - Boland, Robert J.
PY  - 2016
T2  - Depression in Medical Illness
AB  - Medicine  has  a  long  and  complex  past  that  mirrors  the  course  of  human  history.  Indeed,  the  major  historical  milestones  of  medicine  cannot  be  understood  outside  of  cultural  context.  A  current  of  reductionist  thought  flows  throughout  the  history  of  medicine,  and  has  been  pivotal  in  identifying  and  defining  disease,  and  directing  treatment  into  specialized,  highly  developed  fields.  However,  this  may  have  led  to  the  creation  of  artificial  boundaries  around  assessment  and  management,  resulting  in  fractured,  and  at  times,  sub-optimal  patient  care.  A  more  contemporary  approach  has  reconceptualized  the  patient  within  a  larger  clinical  and  practical  context.  This  transition  demonstrates  the  value  of  an  interdisciplinary  approach,  in  which  the  patient,  rather  than  the  illness  is  the  focus  of  treatment  rather  than  the  identified  illness.  There  is  also  a  transition  toward  a  greater  mechanistic  understanding  of  illnesses.  These  developments  have  resulted  in  a  greater  appreciation  of  the  overlap  between  physical  and  mental  health,  two  areas  which  have  at  times  occupied  opposite  poles  of  medical  practice  due  to  dualistic  thinking,  but  which  undeniably  influence  one  another  and  can  never  be  fully  disentangled.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138124177
ER  -