Medicalization
"Medicalization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A process by which nonmedical problems become defined and treated as medical problems, usually in terms of illnesses, or disorders. (Annu Rev Sociol 1992 18:209)
| Descriptor ID |
D062528
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicalization" by people in Profiles.
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Adamson B, Adamson M, Kinnett-Hopkins D, Motl R. Medicalization of Exercise Through Vigilance, Productivity, and Self-Care: A Secondary Data Analysis of Qualitative Interviews Among Those With Multiple Sclerosis. Adapt Phys Activ Q. 2022 Oct 01; 39(4):399-423.
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Spencer KL. Transforming Patient Compliance Research in an Era of Biomedicalization. J Health Soc Behav. 2018 06; 59(2):170-184.
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Mrig EH, Spencer KL. Political economy of hope as a cultural facet of biomedicalization: A qualitative examination of constraints to hospice utilization among U.S. end-stage cancer patients. Soc Sci Med. 2018 03; 200:107-113.