tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post9121384425577399625..comments2023-05-28T23:06:10.372+10:00Comments on The Girl with the Blue Stethoscope: Pop-culture crueltyThe Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368935358031860432noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-6364916379121548462009-02-10T21:15:00.000+10:002009-02-10T21:15:00.000+10:00Indeed. I also hate the common misconception that ...Indeed. I also hate the common misconception that being schizophrenic means one has a "split personality". At least you, as the medical person seeing a patient or talking with a friend, can reinforce all the aspects of the necessity and appropriateness of pharmacologic treatment for depression. Your opinion will mean more to them than that of popular society (though ignorant family members seem very hard for depressed patients to deal with).Milk and Two Sugarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960085813041665939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-72659905244310253882009-02-10T21:32:00.000+10:002009-02-10T21:32:00.000+10:00True - thanks for the comment. :)It always confoun...True - thanks for the comment. :)<br>It always confounds me that people take so much of their opinions and "knowledge" from the popular media, and I think that they share a good burden of responsibility for increasing the pain of unwell patients.<br>Another one that gets me is the popular misconception that people with anorexia can just snap out of it and start eating again. It causes them a lot of pain and lost friendships.The Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368935358031860432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-37443539766012114362009-02-11T04:17:00.000+10:002009-02-11T04:17:00.000+10:00It's not widely seen to be something that heig...It's not widely seen to be something that heightens mood, in the UK. Drug use is a big problem (or recreation) here but folk on street corners ain't peddling paroxetine. <br><br>And as M&2S says, we're in a powerful position to Tell It Like It Is with patients, challenging misconceptions.<br><br>But I'm totally with you that there's huge misunderstandings and prejudice and misrepresentation around mental illnesses.The Shrinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009039342346247138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-18414488226524352682009-02-11T09:01:00.000+10:002009-02-11T09:01:00.000+10:00So true. Antideps are often known as "happy p...So true. Antideps are often known as "happy pills", and I once made themistake of referring to them as such in front of a GP who took exception and explained in great depth how they are "normal pills" not "happy pills". Mind you I have a friend who takes her prn (I query the effectiveness of this regimen). <br>What The Girl said is so true....the few ignoramuses in my class (12 months of having a licence to prescribe) who still say "those attention seekers should just get over themselves". Doesn't help anyone, except their sense of superiority and self righteousness.Dragonflyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12759938692575603663noreply@blogger.com