Nuevas tendencias de la medicalización
AUTOR(ES)
Barros, José Augusto Cabral
FONTE
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2008-04
RESUMO
Beginning with a critical analysis of the role drugs play in the behavior of consumers and health professionals, this text aims at evaluating the influence of both traditional and new promotional strategies of the pharmaceutical industry designed to create values and believes that exceed what in fact can be expected from drug consumption. Some examples were chosen to illustrate the intensification of the medicalization process. Special emphasis was given to the irrational use of amphetamines to diminish the appetite and to control weight or to treat children supposedly suffering from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as well as to drugs used in cases of depression and supposed andropause.
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