Psychiatrization of Society: a Conceptual Framework and Call for Transdisciplinary Research
CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS published: 04 June 2021 doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.645556 Psychiatrization of Society: A Conceptual Framework and Call for Transdisciplinary Research Timo Beeker 1*, China Mills 2, Dinesh Bhugra 3, Sanne te Meerman 4, Samuel Thoma 1, Martin Heinze 1 and Sebastian von Peter 1 1 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Brandenburg Medical School, Immanuel Klinik Rüdersdorf, Rüdersdorf, Germany, 2 School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom, 3 King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom, 4 School of Education, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands Purpose: Worldwide, there have been consistently high or even rising incidences of Edited by: diagnosed mental disorders and increasing mental healthcare service utilization over the Hector Wing Hong Tsang, last decades, causing a growing burden for healthcare systems and societies. While Hong Kong Polytechnic more individuals than ever are being diagnosed and treated as mentally ill, psychiatric University, China Reviewed by: knowledge, and practices affect the lives of a rising number of people, gain importance in Rakesh Kumar Chadda, society as a whole and shape more and more areas of life. This process can be described All India Institute of Medical as the progressing psychiatrization of society. Sciences, India Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Methods: This article is a conceptual paper, focusing on theoretical considerations Hong Kong Polytechnic and theory development. As a starting point for further research, we suggest a basic University, China model of psychiatrization, taking into account its main sub-processes as well as its major *Correspondence: Timo Beeker top-down and bottom-up drivers.
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