2006-07-01 20:50:44 · 12 answers · asked by Apple Pie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No I dont. Their are many people out there that still hold on to traditional values and think that meds are wrong (as well as shrinks).
Remember the whole Tom Cruise and Brooke Sheilds ordeal? Mental illness is just that - an illness. Some naturalists believe you can cure yourself with excercise and diet alone. Alot of people think that indiviuals should "deal" with their issues and go on. I have seen it over and over. I dont know how it was in the past but I have not seen any change in the attitudes of people about meds or shrinks.
2006-07-01 21:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has definitely changed! Many years ago (say, in the 50's and 60's) it was definitely looked down on. People then had depression and bipolarism, just as they do now... it just wasn't acknowledged and/or recognized. During the 70's, things started changing; by the 80's, a LOT more people were seeing "shrinks" (in some areas, it was considered to be the norm, not an oddity; California and New York being good examples of that), and during the 90's it became a part of our lives. Televison and movies have had a lot to do with the swaying of public opinion regarding psychiatric care. In a society where 85% of the population will have either been taking or are currently on anti-depressants, the negative view on psychotherapy and medications has changed to one much more accepting.
2006-07-02 04:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by LaVerne K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most excellent question. Nope, there's still a stigma in the white-collar corporate world. Maybe in more enlightened social circles it's a status-symbol; I wouldn't know.
By the way, it would be a big taboo to tell another person "say, I saw "john" or "mary" smith at the physcologist's office on my way to the eye doctor...
2006-07-02 03:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely people pop a pill for everything. And if you haven't seen a shrink you probably need to.
2006-07-02 03:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by LuckyLady2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. half the world is on drugs of some sort and seeing a shrink has become almost a fad.
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2006-07-02 03:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the NOW thing to say that you're seeing your "Shrink" more than your husband or that that you're feeling good since you took your "Prozac" this morning
2006-07-02 03:59:01 · answer #6 · answered by nannygoat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has changed because it is more common place and is on the television, which makes people feel like it is ok.
2006-07-02 03:54:17 · answer #7 · answered by ~Katie~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course we live in 2006.Much more is known about mental illness now.
2006-07-02 03:53:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, almost every important person has talked to a therapist of one kind or another.
2006-07-02 03:53:12 · answer #9 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think that it has become a part of pop culture and even is a "trend" if you will...
2006-07-02 03:56:12 · answer #10 · answered by Candy Cane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋