Search results for "Medicalization"

Cuerpos moldeables y vidas modulables: La invención del estado holísticamente saludable como bienestar (integral)

2020

The article argues ?from the Deleuzian concepts of society of control, moulding and modulation and the Rosean theory on the economization and medicalization of life? that the expansion of the concept of health in terms of integral and subjective well-being is the effect of a socio-historical shift in the way we relate to this signifier, and therefore to our bodies and ourselves. We use this interpretative network to analyze the effects that the biopsychosocial health paradigm has had in the context of aesthetic surgery and fitness practice. As a result, we see that the expansion of the concept of health has extended the domain of medicine into the spheres of personal care and physical appea…

Dialogue as a Response to the Psychiatrization of Society? Potentials of the Open Dialogue Approach

2021

In recent decades, the use of psychosocial and psychiatric care systems has increased worldwide. A recent article proposed the concept of psychiatrization as an explanatory framework, describing multiple processes responsible for the spread of psychiatric concepts and forms of treatment. This article aims to explore the potentials of the Open Dialogue (OD) approach for engaging in less psychiatrizing forms of psychosocial support. While OD may not be an all-encompassing solution to de-psychiatrization, this paper refers to previous research showing that OD has the potential to 1) limit the use of neuroleptics, 2), reduce the incidences of mental health problems and 3) decrease the use of ps…

The medicalization of suicide in 19th century Spain: theoretical, professional and cultural aspects

2012

This paper analyzes the medicalization process of suicide in Spain during the 19th century. It describes the transition of suicide seen as an act of free will to a model, developed by mental doctors, which considered it a pathological behavior. Against this model, other conservative positions from the fields of Law and Medicine continued to defend the traditional view. The initial interest of mental medicine regarding the social aspects of suicide was developed during this period. The social factor that authors considered to be the most influential to suicide was the loss of religious ideas, which was understandable considering that religion was very present in Spanish science and society t…

“Castrazioni culturali”. Riflessioni sociologiche a partire dalla normativizzazione binaria del sesso e la medicalizzazione del corpo intersex

2022

The article aims to discuss how and when the social construct of sex as a binary concept was built and spread over the last two centuries and how it affected the condition of intersex people. It will also address the role played by the medical community in creating practices that reproduce sex anatomical st andards, thus the medical legitimization of some forms of violence and social marginalization by which bodies that go beyond the sex and gender binary are medicalized and treated. Guidelines adopted in Italy will be the case study. Current situation of int ersex people will be analyzed, considering the demands of the intersex international community and addressing whether the measures ta…

Women and fat : approaches to the social study of fatness

2009

Lihavuus terveyden, sairauden ja normaaliuden määrittelyn kohteena

2018

Lihavuudesta ja lihavasta ruumiista on tullut viimeistään viime vuosikymmenen niin kutsutun lihavuusepidemiadiskurssin myötä keskeinen paitsi lääketieteellisen myös sosiaalisen ja moraalisen arvioinnin, yhteiskunnallisen keskustelun ja toimintaohjelmien kohde. Tässä katsausartikkelissa tarkastellaan ruumiin koon ja erityisesti lihavuuden määrittelyä. Artikkelissa eritellään ruumiin koon ja koon määrittelyn taustoja ja perusteita, ruumiin kokoon ja painoon liittyvää valtarakenteita, tiedontuotantoa, kulttuurisia ja sosiaalisia tekijöitä, ja niiden vaikutuksia. Artikkelissa lihavuuden normalisaatiopyrkimykset kytketään medikalisaatiokehitykseen, terveysaatteeseen ja uusliberaaliin eetokseen. …

Kobieca strona dyskursu onkologicznego. Empiryczne spojrzenie na demokratyzację wiedzy medycznej

2015

Artykuł poprzez osadzanie w teoretycznych ramach konstruktywizmu wpisuje chorobę nowotworową piersi w kategorię dyskursu. Takie podejście wymaga zadania pytań o depozytariuszy wiedzy medycznej oraz jej źródła, formy i sposoby dystrybucji. Nie chodzi tu o negację istnienia określonych jednostek chorobowych, lecz raczej zwrócenie uwagi na złożone powiązania pomiędzy wiedzą medyczną a światem społecznym. Klarowny obraz obiektywnej wiedzy zaczyna tracić jednoznaczne kontury, gdy zestawi się alternatywne reprezentacje językowe w odmienny sposób porządkujące i interpretujące doświadczenia związane ze zdrowiem i chorobą. Na płaszczyźnie empirycznej analiza opiera się na wynikach badań ilościowych,…