Medicalization describes the process by which non-medical problems become defined and treated as medical issues.

Psychologization is the opposite of medicalization. Psychologization is the attribution of psychosocial causes to health conditions that have a biological or hereditary origin.

Both medicalization and psychologization can misdirect funding resources, resulting in healthcare inequities, but psychologization can have a serious adverse impact on how resources are utilized, and can hold back progress in research. Psychologization has deep historical roots in both women’s health and behavioral brain health.

NASNICARES aims to remodel how we think about historically psychologized health conditions by raising awareness and advocating for change.