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

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. -- .

• | : Waltraud Ernst, Thomas Muller (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 24, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 424 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1526159406
• | ISBN-13: 9781526159403