The medicalization of society on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders / Peter Conrad.

Author/creator Conrad, Peter, 1945-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 204 p. ; 24 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-196) and index.
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LCCN 2006033235
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