[Cyman]

One of the surest signs of decay of a society can be judged by simply counting the number of psychiatrists/psychologists in active practice. The numbers and decadence are directly proportional to each other.

[chesley]

One of the surest signs of decay of a society can be judged by simply counting the number of psychiatrists/psychologists in active practice

And there I thought it was the number of lawyers. :)

That said, neither lawyers nor accountants should ever be allowed to run anything. Neither public nor private institutions should ever fall under their control.

I'm not saying that they are useless; I'm not saying that lots of decent, smart, and comptent people don't make their livings in these professions. But as groups, their mind--sets are not conducive to production.

[Secret Agent Man]

Worse indicator is the number of lawyers practicing.

Even worse indicator is number of government employees increasing every year.

[fwdude]

One of the surest signs of decay of a society can be judged by simply counting the number of psychiatrists/psychologists in active practice. The numbers and decadence are directly proportional to each other.

Indeed. In reality, psychiatry/psychology is the new religion of secular humanism. But you won't hear any leftist screaming about the "separation" of THIS "church" and state.