The Holistic Claims of the Biopsychosocial Conception of WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF): A Conceptual Analysis on the Basis of a Pluralistic-Holistic Ontology and Multidimensional View of the Human being
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 37 (3):277-294 (2012)
| Abstract | The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), designed by the WHO, attempts to provide a holistic model of functioning and disability by integrating a medical model with a social one. The aim of this article is to analyze the ICF’s claim to holism. The following components of the ICF’s complexity are analyzed: (1) health condition, (2) body functions and structures, (3) activity, (4) participation, (5) environmental factors, (6) personal factors, and (7) health. Although the ICF claims to be holistic, it presupposes a monistic materialistic ontology. We indicate some limitations of this ontology, proposing instead: (a) a pluralistic–holistic ontology (PHO) and (b) a multidimensional view of the human being, with individual and environmental aspects, in relation to three levels of reality implied by the PHO. For the ICF to attain its holistic claim, the interactions between its components should be based on (a) and (b) | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,875 |
| External links |
 |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesWilliam E. Stempsey (2001). Plato and Holistic Medicine. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 4 (2):201-209.
John Moskop (1981). The Holistic Health Movement: A Survey and Critique. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 6 (2).
Ryan J. Fante (2009). An Ontology of Health: A Characterization of Human Health and Existence. Zygon 44 (1):65-84.
Ray Grizzle (1999). A Holistic Approach to Sustainability Based on Pluralism Stewardship. Environmental Ethics 21 (1):23-42.
Olle Hellström (1993). The Importance of a Holistic Concept of Health for Health Care. Examples From the Clinic. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics 14 (4).
Christopher B. Barrett & Ray Grizzle (1999). A Holistic Approach to Sustainability Based on Pluralism Stewardship. Environmental Ethics 21 (1):23-42.
Dylan Dodd (2013). Roger White's Argument Against Imprecise Credences. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 64 (1):69-77.
Per-Anders Tengland (2012). Health and Morality: Two Conceptually Distinct Categories? Health Care Analysis 20 (1):66-83.
Phyllis H. Mattson (1982). Holistic Health in Perspective. Mayfield Pub. Co..
Aviezer Tucker (2004). Holistic Explanations of Events. Philosophy 79 (4):573-589.
Don Robinson (1992). On Healey's Holistic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 6 (3):227 – 240.
Janna Hastings, Werner Ceusters, Mark Jensen, Kevin Mulligan & Barry Smith (2012). Representing Mental Functioning: Ontologies for Mental Health and Disease. In Towards an Ontology of Mental Functioning (ICBO Workshop), Proceeedings of the Third International Conference on Biomedical Ontology.
Margaret Arden (2004). Some Holistic Thoughts on Consciousness and Psychoanalysis. British Journal of Psychotherapy 21 (1):119-130.
Rui Nunes & Guilhermina Rego (forthcoming). Priority Setting in Health Care: A Complementary Approach. Health Care Analysis:1-12.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2012-05-08Total downloads8 ( #124,608 of 556,840 )Recent downloads (6 months)1 ( #64,931 of 556,840 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
