What's wrong with medical consumerism? / Arthur W. Frank -- Fabricating 'health consumers' in health care politics / Rob Irvine -- Health consumer groups and the national policy process / Judith Allsop, Rob Baggott and Kathryn Jones -- Fraom pastoral welfare state to consumer emancipation / Pekka Sulkunen -- Mental health consumers or citizens with mental health problems? / Mike Hazelton and Michael Clinton -- Consumerism in the hospital context / Saras Henderson -- Consumerism and mental health care in a culturally diverse society / Alan Petersen, Renata Kokanovic and Susan Hansen -- The active citizen works hard / Margaret Reid and Alexander Clark -- The commodification of health in sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinics / Anthony Pryce -- Young people, drug use and the consumption of health / Elizabeth Ettorre and Steven Miles -- Consuming men's health / Robin Bunton and Paul Crawshaw.