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Medicalization

Medicalization. Peter Conrad & Joseph Schneider. Medicalization. Stages Define behavior as deviant “Prospecting” Medical “discovery” Claims-making Non-medical interests (pharmaceuticals) Medical interests Legitimacy Institutionalization. Generalizations. Cyclical phenomenon

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Medicalization

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  1. Medicalization Peter Conrad & Joseph Schneider

  2. Medicalization • Stages • Define behavior as deviant • “Prospecting” • Medical “discovery” • Claims-making • Non-medical interests (pharmaceuticals) • Medical interests • Legitimacy • Institutionalization

  3. Generalizations • Cyclical phenomenon • From illness to immorality & back again • “Foils” against criminal definitions • Small segment of profession involved • Medical definitions of behavior based on “compulsivity” • Usually no uncontested evidence of physical illness • Medicalization (and de-): political, not scientific achievements • Class-related • Profit-related

  4. Evaluating Medicalization • Strengths • Humanitarian benefits • Fairness • Reduced stigma • Weaknesses/Problems • “Expert” control • Medical social control • Individualizes • Depoliticizes

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