Disease Concept (disambiguation)

Disease Concept may refer to:

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  Disease (concept in medicine)

  The medical concept of what constitutes a disease, including its definitions, causes, and how it differs from normal variation.

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  Illness vs. disease (medical sociological distinction)

  A well-known concept in medical sociology distinguishing 'disease' (biological pathology) from 'illness' (lived experience and social impact).

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  DSM-IV “concept of disease”/“mental disorder” framework

  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual’s framework that operationalizes the concept of a disorder (including conditions treated as diseases).