Investigating the Effect of Medicalization of Studying on Health

Medicalization is one of the topics in the field of medical philosophy and it is a phenomenon in which the subject in question is seen as a medical problem, and medical solutions are sought for it. This study deals with the medicalization of reading lessons. This is the first time in our country that this issue has been raised.

This study is a qualitative study of content analysis. Examples of the study were the notes inserted in the margins of the files of those referred to the traditional medicine clinic. Finally, the data were analyzed by content analysis.

Clients sought medication to increase learning, concentration and memory, increase physical energy levels, and increase insomnia tolerance, and believed that herbal remedies were safe. Doctors diagnose general weakness, anxiety and depression, or hyperactivity in response to these types of requests, and prescribe tonics or anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications.

The use of medicinal plants to increase memory and physical strength, as well as medical issues related to education, were already raised. This type of medicine can be dangerous because the target group in medicine is younger. Because drugs in this age group may have more and different side effects, and on the other hand, it institutionalizes the idea that any problem can be solved with drugs.