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Posted by Alan on February 15, 2002, at 11:26:55
http://balder.prohosting.com/~agpa/mupsyeum.shtml
Peruse the art and drug advertisements of the past and present for your favorite drug...
Alan
Posted by christophrejmc on February 15, 2002, at 12:10:13
In reply to Psychiatric art site - very interesting!, posted by Alan on February 15, 2002, at 11:26:55
Posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 12:48:37
In reply to Psychiatric art site - very interesting!, posted by Alan on February 15, 2002, at 11:26:55
Notice how the paradigm has shifted away from menacing depictions of pain to images of happiness etc. I guess the marketing strategy of showing terror, desperation, loneliness etc has been less than effective?
Posted by IsoM on February 15, 2002, at 13:37:41
In reply to Re: Psychiatric art site - very interesting! » Alan, posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 12:48:37
That's so true, Bob. It's what I was thinking about the earlier scare tactics.
"...but doctor, I don't feel as bad as the person in that ad. Do I have to take those drugs?" to "oh yes, doctor! I want to feel just like the person in that ad! Can I take that drug?"
I especially "loved" the cheery housewife vacuuming while all dressed up. I never could figure out why 'housewives' needed to wear dresses & aprons while vacuuming. At least, she doesn't have the compulsory string of pearls & high heels like so many housewives were depicted in that era. "oh I feel *so* fulfilled cleaning house now when I take my meds!" Blahhhh!
Posted by Squiggles on February 15, 2002, at 14:14:51
In reply to Re: Psychiatric art site - very interesting! » Alan, posted by Bob on February 15, 2002, at 12:48:37
It is kewoool!
Actually, my husband drew my attention to the
recent "Viagra" advertisement - apparently it
is full of symbolism - I haven't seen it, just
heard the 50s style music "Good Morning", but
he told me that there are all sorts of visual
puns.Now that the drug companies have decided to
"educate" the public, it would be neat to have
a collection of TV ones. :-)Squiggles
Posted by spike4848 on February 15, 2002, at 19:49:39
In reply to Re: Psychiatric art site - very interesting!, posted by Squiggles on February 15, 2002, at 14:14:51
Posted by anniebananie on February 16, 2002, at 0:11:38
In reply to Psychiatric art site - very interesting!, posted by Alan on February 15, 2002, at 11:26:55
Posted by Blue Cheer 1 on February 16, 2002, at 4:48:21
In reply to Psychiatric art site - very interesting!, posted by Alan on February 15, 2002, at 11:26:55
> http://balder.prohosting.com/~agpa/mupsyeum.shtml
>
> Peruse the art and drug advertisements of the past and present for your favorite drug...
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> AlanWow! A picture is worth a thousand words, isn't it? That was *fantastic*. Some of those bizarre pictures make you wonder if Van Gogh's still around. I still don't get the Tofranil "person," but I can recall another weird Depakote journal ad (maybe it's still around) that depicted an unfortunate individual with his brain on fire. :) The links to the hospitals are great, too. Farview Hospital for the Criminally Insane (a horrific place where patients/inmates were often brutalized) was closed after the Philadelphia Inquirer reported an expose Pulitzer Prize winning series about it back in the late 70's. The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital was closed about 5 years ago because insurance stopped paying for lengthy stays. There was a write-up about it in the American Journal of Psychiatry, and it was a shame it closed because it was one of the best psychiatric hospitals anywhere. It actually had its own museum,and the place was like a mansion inside. I was surprised to see that book about the asylums because less than a month ago I was reading parts of it in a college library (while looking for the obsessional music articles). Much of the book is an account of the history of the American Psychiatric Association, and the author describes in detail how a group of about 10 doctors founded it and how it evolved; how they improved conditions, gave the "lunatic asylums" appealing names, and marketed it as was necessary in those times.
Blue
Posted by spike4848 on February 16, 2002, at 17:28:18
In reply to That Tofranil advert is SCARY! (nm) » Alan, posted by christophrejmc on February 15, 2002, at 12:10:13
Posted by Ritch on February 18, 2002, at 8:28:54
In reply to Psychiatric art site - very interesting!, posted by Alan on February 15, 2002, at 11:26:55
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