Bio-Medical Model Of Mental Health Essay

In prehistoric times medicine, religion and magic were seen as one in the same. Often ceremonies where performed to cast out evil spirits. In the first surgery, an individual with a mental health problem had holes drilled in his head to let out the evil spirits. Fortunately, the treatment and view of mental health has made significate advances, however, there are still differing views or models on how mental health problems should be treated. In this paper, I will compare can contrast three different models of mental health: the bio-medical model, the psychological model, and the social model. Each of these three different models have developed and changed dramatically throughout history. I will look at the growth of each model, how each model views mental health, and what treatment are available in each model. I will this compare them to the biopsychosocial model with combines all three and why all three are necessary (Davidson, Campbell, Shannon & Mulholland, 2016).
The Bio-Medical Model
History
Practicing mental health using the bio-medical had had a long, often painful, history. The cures for mental illness were often worse than the illness itself. Regardless, doctors have historically been experts and progress was made. As noted above,
The medical model involves, “identifying signs and symptoms; diagnosing a disease; and then prescribing treatment with the aim of easing symptoms or even curing the disease” (Davidson et al. 2016), just as would be done with a physical illness. Psychiatry is seen as a brand of medicine. Mental health problems are considered biochemical problems. Unfortunately, mental health issues have few objective tests to give an accurate diagnosis. Most tests are subjective, hopefully, this will change as doctors and researchers develop techniques to scan the brain for disorders. For now, mental health workers look for signs such as weight loss and other complaints from the