Alcohol, Psychiatry and Society - Comparative and Transnational Perspectives, c. 1700-1990s (Hardcover)

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. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Social Histories of Medicine
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Waltraud Ernst • Thomas Muller
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5940-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with drug & alcohol abuse Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-5261-5940-6
Barcode:	9781526159403

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