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Record Nr.

UNISA996552357503316

Autore

Ernst Waltraud

Titolo

Alcohol, Psychiatry and Society : Comparative and Transnational Perspectives, C. 1700-1990s

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

1-5261-5939-2

1-5261-5941-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 pages)

Collana

Social Histories of Medicine ; ; v.51

Altri autori (Persone)

MüllerThomas

Disciplina

362.29209

Soggetti

Alcohol - Social aspects - History

Alcohol - Therapeutic use - History

Alcohol - Psychological aspects - History

Alcoholism - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The medicalisation of alcohol use has become a prominent discourse that guides policy makers and impacts public perceptions of drinking. This book maps the historical and cultural dimensions of the phenomenon, emphasising medical attitudes to alcohol and the changing perception of consumption in psychiatry and mental health.