Famous people with mental health challenges
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FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS CHALLENGESAssembled by elianna james from an article by WCVB Boston
DEMYSTIFYING THE TOPIC All of the people depicted here have achieved status, contributed
to society and been held in esteem by their peers and others. All of them have done so while fighting mental health challenges.
For those who have done so in the more recent past they have been helped by therapies that were not available long ago.
These therapies are constantly improving. We honor their achievements and their struggles.
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Abraham Lincoln
MAJOR DEPRESSION
ANXIETY ATTACKS
ACTRESS
Catherine Zeta Jones
BIPOLAR DISORDER
FOOTBALL PLAYER/ BUSINESS OWNEREarl Campbell
PANIC DISORDER
ASTRONAUTBuzz Aldrin
DEPRESSION
ALCOHOLISM
SINGER/ SONGWRITERKurt Cobain
A.D.D.
BIPOLAR DISORDER
AUTHORJ.K. Rowling
DEPRESSION
MARTIAL ARTS/ ACTORJohn Claude Van Damme
DEPRESSION
RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER
FOOTBALL/ HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERRicky Williams
SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER
PRINCESS OF WALESDiana
BULIMIA
DEPRESSION
ACTRESSCarrie Fisher
BIPOLAR
SEVERE MANIC DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION
VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
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Thanks for photos and list of celebrities who have battled or are still fighting mental illness in many forms:http://www.wcvb.com/health/14414700
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