Race, culture and 'cannabis psychosis
The role of social factors in the construction of a disease category
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3627515 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Ranger (Equality Now, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 357-369 |
| Publication date | 1989-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.1989.9976125 |
| OpenAlex | W2011078741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
This paper examines the social factors which contribute to the construction of the controversial disease category of ‘cannabis psychosis’. Traditionally, medicine has been viewed as a science, and medical knowledge, unlike medical practice, has been treated as existing independently of any social forces. The social constructionist approach to medicine is based on the view that medical knowledge as well as medical practice is a product of social forces. Through an examination of the literature, and interviews with psychiatrists and black mental health support groups, it is shown that the development of ‘cannabis psychosis’ as a disease category has been strongly influenced by factors of race and culture
Cannabis · Disease · Medical cannabis · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Strict constructionism · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 1991 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |