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- Figure 1.
Systems hierarchy (levels of organization).
Adapted, with permission, from: Engel G. The clinical application of the biopsychosocial model. Am J Psychiatry. 1980;137:535-544. Engel’s original diagram included “Biosphere” at the top and did not have arrows at either end indicating that the holarchy continues on in both directions.
- Figure 2.
Holarchy of health care.
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Figure 1 does not appear in the online version of this article because the rights holder granted permission for print publication only. You can find the figure in the print version of this article (page 388). Alternatively, you can find the illustration from which Figure 1 was adapted at: Engel GL. The clinical application of the biopsychosocial model. Am J Psychiatry. 1980;137(5):535-544 (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/137/5/535). This site is password protected. In adapting the figure for publication in the Annals of Family Medicine, the author deleted "Biosphere" from the top of the illustration and added arrows at either end indicating that the holarchy continues in both directions.
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