Medicalization is the process of changing a natural condition, such as a socially influenced behavior, into a biomedical problem or disease. Medicalization recognizes that there are biological components to an individual’s condition, which can be treated through medicine. Medicalizing a condition or social issue can be done in two ways. A group of individuals, all suffering from the same condition, can advocate for this to be medicalized, or a group of healthcare advisees can provide supported research to argue that a condition is biologically influenced. With the appropriate support, the condition has the potential to be medicalized and seen as a formal disease or disorder.
Recently, Gender Dysphoric has been medicalized and added to the
Recently, Gender Dysphoric has been medicalized and added to the