Table 2.

Levels of medicalisation [6].

Macro	Meso	Micro
Legislation, rulings, reports, and debates of national and international organizations such as government bureaucracies, courts, legislatures, corporations, markets, universities, journals, foundations, non-profit organizations, and the media	Mission statements, reports, advertising, and procedures of local and regional organizations such as workplaces, hospitals, medical groups, clinics, nursing homes, schools, social service agencies, and prisons	Face-to-face interaction and physical contact between providers (medical and non-medical) and clients Client self-management