TY - BOOK AU - Conrad,Peter ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The medicalization of society: on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders AV - RA418 .C686 2007eb U1 - 362.1 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Social medicine KW - History KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-196) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10256349 ER -