What Does Medicalization Of Mental Illness Mean?

What Does Medicalization Of Mental Illness Mean? Abstract. Medicalisation is the misclassification of non-medical problems as medical problems. A common form of medicalisation is the misclassification of normal distress as a mental disorder (usually a mood disorder). What are some examples of medicalization? Examples of medicalized disorders include menopause, alcoholism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),