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The medicalisation of alcohol use has become a prominent discourse that guides policy makers and impacts public perceptions of alcohol and drinking. This book maps the historical and cultural dimensions of the phenomenon. Emphasising medical attitudes and theories regarding alcohol and the changing...
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oapen-20.500.12657-616802024-03-27T14:14:37Z Alcohol, psychiatry and society Ernst, Waltraud Müller, Thomas Medical History Medical Mental Health Medical Psychiatry thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MK Medical specialties, branches of medicine::MKL Psychiatry The medicalisation of alcohol use has become a prominent discourse that guides policy makers and impacts public perceptions of alcohol and drinking. This book maps the historical and cultural dimensions of the phenomenon. Emphasising medical attitudes and theories regarding alcohol and the changing perception of alcohol consumption in psychiatry and mental health, it explores the shift from the use of alcohol in clinical treatment and as part of dietary regimens to the emergence of alcoholism as a disease category that requires medical intervention and is considered a threat to public health. 2023-03-10T05:31:02Z 2023-03-10T05:31:02Z 2022 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61680 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International external_content.pdf Manchester University Press Manchester University Press 10.7765/9781526159410 10.7765/9781526159410 6110b9b4-ba84-42ad-a0d8-f8d877957cdd b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Manchester University Press Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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The medicalisation of alcohol use has become a prominent discourse that guides policy makers and impacts public perceptions of alcohol and drinking. This book maps the historical and cultural dimensions of the phenomenon. Emphasising medical attitudes and theories regarding alcohol and the changing perception of alcohol consumption in psychiatry and mental health, it explores the shift from the use of alcohol in clinical treatment and as part of dietary regimens to the emergence of alcoholism as a disease category that requires medical intervention and is considered a threat to public health. |
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