Ashie Farrukh

Choose one of the formal sub disciplines of Medical Sociology in your text and explain how it has influenced the overall concept of health in the United States.

Introduction:

Sociology is the scientific study of human society and its origins, development, organizations, and institutions. It is a social science which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity, structures, and functions. A goal for many sociologists is to conduct research which may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, while others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter ranges from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure.

Sub-disciplines of Medical Sociology

- The impact of modern Psychiatry: Psychiatry refers to a field of medicine focused specifically on the mind, aiming to study, prevent, and treat mental disorders in humans. It has been described as an intermediary between the world from a social context and the world from the perspective of those who are mentally ill. Psychiatric illnesses can be conceptualized in a number of different ways. The biomedical approach examines signs and symptoms and compares them with diagnostic criteria. Mental illness can be assessed, conversely, through a narrative which tries to incorporate symptoms into a meaningful life history and to frame them responses to external conditions. Both approaches are important in the field of psychiatry.

All physicians can diagnose mental disorders and prescribe treatments utilizing principles of psychiatry. Psychiatrists are either clinicians who specialize in psychiatry and are certified in treating mental illness or scientists in the academic field of psychiatry who are qualified as research doctors in this field.

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