Learn about the different Mental Disorders and about the celebrities who have them.

1. Mental
Disorders

2. A. Affective Disorders
A mental
disorder characterized
by dramatic changes or
extremes of mood.

3. 3 types of
Affective
Disorder

4. Clinical Depression
-Involves long-lasting feelings of
hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness.
Most people feel sad or low at some
point in their lives. But clinical
depression is marked by a depressed
mood most of the day, particularly in
the morning, and a loss of interest in
normal activities and relationships

5. Billy Joel
The “piano man” has
had a number of great
highs over his amazing
musical career, but at
the same time he has
consistently battled the
lows that come with
clinical depression. Joel
has fought the effects of
depression throughout
his career, even trying to
poison himself in a
suicide attempt in 1970,
according to a Billy Joel
biography on the Yahoo!
Music Web site. Joel lives
with depression to this
day.

6. Bipolar or Manic-depressive
Disorder
A person’s moods vary from
extreme happiness to
depression

7. Demi Lovato
Unbeknownst to her loyal fans,
the actress-singer-songwriter,
who became a teen idol after
starring in the Camp
Rock movies on the Disney
Channel, had problems related
to anorexia, bulimia and
cutting (self-injury). In
November 2010, Lovato ended
her tour with the Jonas Brothers
early to enter a three-month
treatment program for physical
and emotional issues, where
she was diagnosed with bipolar
disorder. She admits to having
felt plagued by depression
since childhood, and says she
suffered verbal bullying in
middle school.

8. Seasonal affective
disorder
A type of depression caused by
reduced exposure to sunlight.
Among the symptoms of
seasonal affective disorder are
depression, anxiety and
decreased activity.

9. Rick Strom
"Musician Rick Strom has
credited his most creative
periods to SAD" I understand
that this is just his opinion of
which he is entitled to.
However the statement does
suggest the accompaniment
of mania to this form of
depression. Is it possible that
during the summer months
SAD suffers experience
episodes of mania? Can
anyone “shed some light” on
this one for me? Likewise living
in Australia in the driest state
SA in the driest continent in the
world can also drive a person
"round the bend" just as much
as British Winter time does to
someone from the Northern
Hemispere.

10. B. Anxiety Disorder
A disorder in which real or imagined fears
prevent a person from enjoying life.
Anxiety disorders differ from normal
feelings of nervousness. Untreated anxiety
disorders can push people into avoiding
situations that trigger or worsen their
symptoms. People with anxiety disorders
are likely to suffer from depression, and
they also may abuse alcohol and other
drugs in an effort to gain relief from their
symptoms.

11. Types of
Anxiety
Disorder

12. General Anxiety disorder
A recurring state of anxiety,
fear, restlessness and
tenseness; worries tend to be
general, often related to
every day life.

13. Leann Rimes
As recently as the middle
of 2012, Leann Rhymes
decided to enter a
treatment facility for
severe anxiety and stress.
While the nature of her
anxiety is not listed in any
reports, her
representative stated
that Ms. Rimes simply
needs to re-learn coping
tools for the significant
anxiety that comes with
being a celebrity.

14. Socio-phobia or Social Anxiety
disorder (SAD)
Intense fear of everyday
social interactions; feel being
watched and judged by
others; intense fear about an
upcoming social situation
worrying about it weeks in
advance.

15. Donny Osmond
At the tender age of 6,
Donny Osmond recalls the
beginnings of what would
later develop into a full-
blown case of SAD. While
performing in "Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat," Osmond's
stage fright became
overwhelming. No longer
able to cope, he sought help
and received both
medication and therapy as
part of a treatment program.
Osmond has spoken openly
about his experiences in his
autobiography and in
interviews.

16. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD)
An anxiety disorder
characterized by recurrent and
persistent thoughts and feelings
and repetitive, ritualized
behaviors. e.g. Feel the need to
perform certain tasks like
locking the door in a certain
sequence.

17. David Beckham
While he's managed to
live a fairly decent
quality of life despite his
disorder, David Beckham
has all of the qualities of
a real celebrity living with
OCD. Beckham's
obsession is order,
specifically with pairs. He
needs to have even
numbers or he becomes
very uncomfortable, and
has been known to
throw out or add to
things in order to make
sure they're an even
number.

18. Cameron Diaz
One of the most public
stars in Hollywood when
it comes to obsessive-
compulsive disorder,
Cameron Diaz’s
condition manifests itself
as an overwhelming fear
of germs, especially on
doorknobs. In her home,
the polish is worn off of
every knob because she
insists on opening them
with her elbows. She also
cleans her house daily
and washes her hands
multiple times every day.

19. Justin Timberlake
Timberlake is self-
diagnosed as having a
mixture of OCD and
attention-deficit disorder,
which seems like a very
difficult thing to deal with
on a daily basis. Some of
the behaviors that he
has admitted publicly
include making sure
things are lined up at
perfect right angles and
ensuring that certain
food items are always
present in his fridge.

20. Post-traumatic stress
disorder
The after effects of the past
event keep the person from
living in a normal way.

21. Johnny Depp
It has to do with a
childhood injury. His
partner was killed or died
suddenly and Johnny
Depp went into a mental
break down and
couldn't handle it which
then caused him to
develop Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder.

22. Panic Disorder
Panic disorder often causes
severe, debilitating anxiety
attacks that can frighten not
only the person suffering from
panic attacks, but also those
around them.

23. Adele
The most famous singer
in the world in 2011 and
2012 appears to have
suffered from not only
panic attacks, but also
social phobia and
severe stage fright.
Performing in front of
crowds of thousands can
give anyone stage fright,
but there is a strong
likelihood that her
anxiety attacks were an
issue long before she
ever stepped on stage.

24. C. Dissociative Disorder
A person has a memory loss,
confused identity, or more
than one identity

25. 2 Types of
Dissociative
Disorder

26. Amnesia
Inability to recall past
experiences

27. Pink Floyd
Due to unknown reasons
the entire band of Pink
Floyd fell victim to
retrograde amnesia
following the release of their
famed album "The Wall" in
1979. Beginning in 1980,
and continuing to the
present day, for some
reason, the band cannot
seem to remember how to
write good music. The
severity of their amnesia
wasn't fully apparent until
"The Division Bell" was
released in 1994, which
chronicled the full
unraveling of their ability to
write great material.

28. Dissociative Identity
Disorder
People with DID are
influenced by two or more
distinct personalities, or
identities, which prevent
them from acting like
themselves.

29. Herschel Walker
In recent years, Herschel
Walker, a Heisman award-
winning running back and
former NFL player, has gone
public about his troubles
with dissociative identity
disorder, a complex mental
health disorder. Walker has
received treatment for the
disorder and wrote a book
about his experiences. "I
feel the greatest
achievement of my life will
be to tell the world my
truth," he said in an
interview with ESPN.