and the stories of harm shared by many Around 50 years ago, psychiatry began to move away from a biomedical model, which framed mental illness primarily as a biological disorder to be treated with medication and other medical interventions. The current biopsychosocial model acknowledges that mental distress cannot be explained by biology alone, and is also shaped by psychological experiences and social conditions, such as living with violence or poverty. Therefore, rather than automatically defaulting to medication, in some cases … Read More