The medicalization of society on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders / Peter Conrad.
| Author/creator | Conrad, Peter, 1945- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 204 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Medicalization : context, characteristics, and changes -- Extension : men and the medicalization of andropause, baldness, and erectile dysfunction -- Expansion : from hyperactive children to adult ADHD -- Enhancement : human growth hormone and the temptations of biomedical enhancement -- Continuity : homosexuality and the potential for remedicalization -- Measuring medicalization : categories, numbers, and treatment -- The shifting engines of medicalization -- Medicalization and its discontents. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-196) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006033235 |
| ISBN | 9780801885846 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801885841 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780801885853 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 080188585X (pbk. : alk. paper) |