03322nam 22006733 450 991067667180332120231110215914.0978152615939715261593929781526159410152615941410.7765/9781526159410(MiAaPQ)EBC30226839(Au-PeEL)EBL30226839(CKB)25299086300041(OCoLC)1350686897(MdBmJHUP)musev2_103958(DE-B1597)660069(DE-B1597)9781526159410(ScCtBLL)92289b38-9d85-426a-a595-67d40648493a(OCoLC)1408681392(oapen)doab98426(EXLCZ)992529908630004120221112d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAlcohol, Psychiatry and Society Comparative and Transnational Perspectives, C. 1700-1990s1st ed.Manchester University Press2022Manchester :Manchester University Press,2022.©2022.1 online resource (420 pages)Social Histories of Medicine ;v.519781526159403 1526159406 Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Corrupting the body and mind -- 2 Alcoholism, degeneration, madness and psychiatry in Spain, 1870-1920 -- 3 From nutrition to powerful agent of degeneration -- 4 'White man's kava' in Fiji -- 5 'In the hot and trying climate of Nigeria the European has a much stronger temptation to indulge in alcohol than the native' -- 6 Alcohol, abstinence and rationalisation in Germany, c. 1870s-1910s -- 7 'Disciples of Asclepius' or 'advocates of Hermes'? Psychiatrists and alcohol in early twentieth-century Greece -- 8 The fear of the immoderate Muslim -- 9 Alcoholism, family and society in post-World War II Japan -- 10 'May it last, such peace and life' -- 11 A cradle of psychotherapy -- 12 'A society that is sinking ever deeper into a state of chronic alcohol poisoning' -- IndexThe 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.Social Histories of Medicine AlcoholSocial aspectsHistoryAlcoholTherapeutic useHistoryAlcoholPsychological aspectsHistoryAlcoholismHistoryAlcoholSocial aspectsHistory.AlcoholTherapeutic useHistory.AlcoholPsychological aspectsHistory.AlcoholismHistory.362.29209Ernst Waltraud175213Müller Thomas0MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910676671803321Alcohol, Psychiatry and Society3065142UNINA