“Receiving treatment for anxiety or depression carries a stigma in our society despite educational efforts by mental health organizations. At the same time, medical practices including psychiatry have become centralized into health ‘systems.’ This centralization provides convenience for patients visiting both their family physician and one or a combination of specialists. But the combination of multiple specialties in one location has significant drawbacks for patients who desire some degree of privacy. In many areas, going to the psychiatrist means registering at the same clinic window that is used by people visiting other types of physicians, and/or sitting in waiting areas shared by neighbors visiting the obstetrician or family practice physician. Patients are forced to deal with the question, ‘what are you hear for?’ They then wonder how long it will take for everyone in their small town to hear about their trip to the shrink!”
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Jeffrey T Junig, 1888 Press Release, 12 October 2009
