Approaches to Sickness and Disease

Approaches to
Sickness & Disease

This chart is a simplified overview of the different approaches and not meant to be comprehensive in nature.
The reader should recognize that models are not always pure; therefore, one model may sometimes cross with other models.

Model	Emphasis	Basis	Approaches
Medical Profession	Primarily treatments of symptoms, but some preventive medicine	Scientific research	Use of drugs, surgery, and physical therapy
Psychiatry and Psychology	Treatment of symptoms	Chemical and psychological research	Use of drugs and behavior modification
Alternative Medicine	Mostly treat symptoms, but also looks at preventive medicine	Personal experience, but is moving toward scientific research	Use of herbs, diet, exercise, acupuncture, and chiropractic adjustments.
Naturalist	Mostly preventative	Primarily personal experience, but moving toward the scientific.	Nutrition, exercise, and mind control
Eastern Religions	Primarily preventative	Belief system based upon the beliefs of the specific religion	Prayer, moral law, and meditation
Witchcraft and White Magic	Both preventative and treatment of symptoms	Belief system based upon superstitions	Use of spells, enchantments, herbs, and potions
Scriptural (The Word of God)	Both preventative and curative	Belief system based upon the Word of God	Prayer, meditation, moral law, and nutritional law, obedience to the Spirit, and faith in the finished work of Christ.