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Medicalization as a phenomenon Medicalization refers to the creation of a medical/psychiatric category for a human condition not previously considered to be a condition requiring medical treatment. Medicalization can be driven by new evidence or hypotheses about conditions; by changing social attitudes or economic considerations; or by the development of new medications or treatments.