I think that people are taking mental illness more seriously than they used to but there's still a long way to go in the education process. I think a lot of it is fear and ignorance about the subject and can be a prejudice of sorts.

the're either immature and not being very respectuful about it or they just need to get educated,I mean some of these people might not understand or they might not be to serious about and are either dumb,stupid or ignorant people.

Like it or not, accept it or not, many mental disorders are hard to verify. Cancer is easy to verify. It is in your body, in the form of a diagnosed tumor, blood condition, or other form of renegade cells, or it is not. Diabetes is unmistakably diagnosed as unprocessed sugar in the blood, which is there or is not there.

One person's funk can be the next person's depression, there is no physical sign of severity. Signs of percieving nonexistent persons or things, such as in Schitzophrenia, could be actual or feigned. Years ago in this state, a treasurer claimed hysterical amnesia just as she was being investigated for over $1 million in missing state funds. Since there are insurance claims involved, as well as paid disability time off, those who pay the way are understandably frustrated by inability to verify.

Why do you assume that people do not take mental disorders seriously?