Better Together: A Joined-Up Psychological Approach to Health, Well-Being, and Rehabilitation

• Main Author: Orla M. Muldoon (auth)
• Other Authors: Elaine L. Kinsella (auth), Donal G. Fortune (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; social support; Well-being; Health; Rehabilitation; Social identity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Health and well-being is best understood in terms of a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. But how 'social' is the biopsychosocial model when applied to mental health and rehabilitation? Psychology has traditionally viewed health as being determined by individual...