Ask a Patient Opinion Poll
Will mental illness have less social stigma in 20 years?
(Total Votes: 83)
Yes, a lot less stigma (30.1%) | |
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Somewhat less stigma (26.5%) | |
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Same amount (25.3%) | |
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More stigma (10.8%) | |
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Not sure (7.2%) | |
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Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)
• Look at our politicians.
• the world is more and more competitive
• I may have just been living in a bubble for 28 years, or it has gotten progressively worse and stils
• People need to be more educated. There is so much ignorance out there.
• Stigma is prevalent throughout society
• Hopefully people will be more accepting once they realize how common mental issues are.
• At the rate of autism increasing the future will have more mental illness in the future.
• depression and anxiety are rampant and people are becoming less afraid to ask for help.
• The stigma is falling away now, pretty soon it will be an acceptable disease..for a lack of a better
• more information will be available to everyone who looks at your history
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