Diagnostic Cultures A Cultural Approach to the Pathologization of Modern Life By: Svend Brinkmann Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781472413192, 1472413199 eText ISBN: 9781317151531, 1317151534 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2016 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781317151531R90 Some studies estimate that each year, around a quarter of the population of Western countries will suffer from at least one mental disorder. Should this be interpreted as evidence for the progress of psychiatry, a discipline that is now able to identify and treat mental illnesses that have always existed, or might it be the case that modern life somehow creates new conditions, or social pathologies? This book argues that in fact something more fundamental has been taking place in recent years: the development of diagnostic cultures. Taking account of the phenomenon of patients themselves 'pushing for' pathologization - and a Download ebook: https://ouo.io/7lfHOn
