Cosmologies of Fear: The Medicalization of Anxiety in Contemporary Britain (original) (raw)

This paper discusses the rising rates of anxiety in contemporary Britain, linking the individual experience of anxiety to broader social, cultural, and historical contexts. It critiques the medicalization of anxiety by framing it as a cultural response influenced by Euro-American cosmological ideas. It highlights how societal perceptions of risk and uncertainty contribute to the medicalization process, suggesting that anxiety is not merely an individual defect but a reflection of collective existential concerns.