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February 2, 2026BioSocial Health Journal.0 citationsOpen Access

A Perspective on the Scam of the Medical Industry in the Western World

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NBNadia Benjelloun

Key Points

  • The aim is to critique the medicalization of societal behaviors, highlighting its implications for health and well-being.
  • Analyzes the concept of medicalization using social anxiety disorder as a case study.
  • Discusses the transformation of normal emotions into medical conditions for profit.
  • Calls for improved regulations and public awareness to address these issues.
  • Identifies the pathologization of normal emotional responses leading to unnecessary diagnoses.
  • Highlights the consequences of overprescription on society.
  • Emphasizes the need for transparency and regulation in healthcare.

Abstract

This perspective paper critiques the medicalization of society, emphasizing its transformation of natural behaviors into medical conditions for profit. Using social anxiety disorder as an example, it explores how normal emotions are pathologized, leading to unnecessary diagnoses, overprescription, and social harm. It calls for transparency, stricter regulations, and public awareness to restore healthcare’s integrity.

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Nadia Benjelloun (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980ffd6c1c9540dea812a91https://doi.org/10.34172/bshj.59
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