By medicalization i mean the incorporation of ethnicity into medical discourses and practices1 as a constitutive element of diagnosis and treatment ethnicity then becomes an essential and essentialized component of a patients persona that must be isolated tracked and addressed by mental health practitioners. Medicalizing ethnicity the construction of latino identity in a psychiatric setting the anthropology of contemporary issues santiago irizarry vilma 9780801487521 amazoncom books flip to back flip to front listen playing paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. Medicalizing ethnicity the construction of latino identity in a psychiatric setting katia lurbe i puerto department of sociology universitat autonoma de barcelona search for more papers by this author katia lurbe i puerto department of sociology universitat autonoma de barcelona. read medicalizing ethnicity the construction of latino identity in a psychiatric setting the anthropology of contemporary uploaded by robin cook these scenarios embody representations about latino ethnicity that are partially predicated on the definition of latinos as a population in need and are then translated into the. Request pdf on dec 31 2019 vilma santiago irizarry published medicalizing ethnicity the construction of latino identity in a psychiatric setting find read and cite all the research you