Your comment about the doctor being seen as a friend is very true, but I believe that is in part due to social psychological reasons; a,lot older people are lonely and for better or worse, the doctor is seen as someone who "cares". I don't want to paint a broad brush about doctors and their patients, but the relationship becomes a little backwards sometimes.
Sad to say that generation of older folks grew up trusting western medicine. With some exceptions of course; like my mom, it was a good example for me to not think prescription drugs were par for the course.
Your comment about the doctor being seen as a friend is very true, but I believe that is in part due to social psychological reasons; a,lot older people are lonely and for better or worse, the doctor is seen as someone who "cares". I don't want to paint a broad brush about doctors and their patients, but the relationship becomes a little backwards sometimes.
Sad to say that generation of older folks grew up trusting western medicine. With some exceptions of course; like my mom, it was a good example for me to not think prescription drugs were par for the course.