This document discusses celebrities who have struggled with mental illness and provides statistics about mental illness among parents and children. It notes that celebrities like Princess Diana, Marilyn Monroe, Drew Carey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and J.K. Rowling have all experienced conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders. It then gives statistics showing that children of parents with mental illnesses are more likely to develop mental illnesses themselves due to genetic and environmental factors. Specifically, it states that the risk is highest when parents have bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, ADHD, schizophrenia or depression.
4. Post-partum
depression
(postnatal)
according to
the National
Alliance on
Mental Health,
"Diana
struggled with
bulimia and
self-harm.
Marilyn Monroe’s
mother and
maternal
grandparents had
all struggled with
mental illness and
institutionalisation,
began taking
sleeping pills for
her insomnia. She
regularly consulted
psychiatrists.
She was suicidal
and died of an
overdose in 1962.
Drew Carey said
he suffered
through a long
depression, and at
18 and again in his
20s, attempted
suicide with drug
overdoses.
Catherine Zeta
Jones' rep said that
the movie star
checked into a
facility for treatment
of bipolar II
disorder.
Jim Carrey openly
discussed his
history of
depression and
being on Prozac
on “60 Minutes”
in 2004
Depression hit
author J.K. Rowling
after her first
marriage broke
down after just two
years. She credits
writing her first
Harry Potter novel
with helping her
overcome the
depression.
5. How likely is it to fall
mentally ill if a parent
already has an illness?
4 most common types
Anorexia
Bipolar
Personality disorder
OCD
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Why is it so
hidden?
6. Between 50% and 66% of parents with a severe and enduring
mental illness live with one or more children under 18 that means
there is around 17,000 children and young people in the UK.
1 in 10 children aged 5 – 16 years suffer from a diagnosable mental
health disorder.
95% of imprisoned young offenders have a mental
health disorder
1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in
the course of a year.
Women are more likely to have been treated for a mental
health problem than men.
About 10% of children have a mental health problem at
any one time.
Only 1 in 10 prisoners have no mental disorder
7. Mental illnesses in parents represent a risk
for children in the family, creating a higher
risk for the children to develop mental
illnesses.
The risk is strong when a parent has one or more of
the following: Bipolar, an anxiety disorder, ADHD,
schizophrenia or depression. It can be inherited
from parents, through the genes.
Evidence from twin studies
“If an identical twin that is raised separately from
its other twin develops schizophrenia, the chance
that the second twin will also develop the condition
is 50%, or 1 chance in 2. In non-identical twins
however, (who would share on average only half of
their genetic makeup) when one twin develops
schizophrenia, there is only a 15% chance that the
other twin will also develop the disorder.
While this risk is higher than for the general
population (who have about 1 chance in 100 or
1%) of developing the condition, it suggests that
heredity is not the only factor influencing the
development of schizophrenia in these families
otherwise twin study results would show a 100%
risk between identical twins (you may hear this
referred to as concordance).”
8. There are many different forms of mental illness’ in the next slides we
are going to look at three types in particular;
Anorexia
Bipolar
Personality disorder
A condition which causes serious disorder
in a person’s behaviour or thinking.
9. Anorexia
What is it?
Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by
extreme weight loss and lack of eating.
What is the cause?
Anorexics often have a distorted body image and
believe they are fat when in truth they are severely
underweight.
Treatment available?
Many anorexics are near death before seeking
treatment or are forced into treatment by family
members. Medical treatment begins with
hospitalization. Also involves individual and group
psychotherapy to help resolve the issues that led
to the development of the disorder.
10. What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder(manic depression) is a mental illness
involving episodes of serious mania and depression .These
can be severe mood swings accompanied by changes in
emotions, thoughts, behaviours, physical health and
functioning. The mood swings are more extreme and more
prolonged than the everyday ups and downs that we all
experience. Emotions may vary from from depression and
hopelessness to feeling 'high‘ or irritable. People usually go
through periods of ‘normal’ moods in between these times.
11. What is it ?
Personality disorder is a condition where an individual differs significantly from an average
person, in terms of how they think, perceive, feel or relate to others.
What are the symptoms?
- Being overwhelmed by negative feelings such as distress, anxiety, worthlessness or
anger.
• Avoiding other people and feeling empty and emotionally disconnected
• Difficulty managing negative feelings without self-harming e.g abusing drugs and
alcohol, or taking overdoses or, in rare cases, threatening other people.
• Odd behaviour
• Difficulty maintaining stable and close relationships, especially with partners, children
and professional carers
• Sometimes, periods of losing contact with reality
• Symptoms typically get worse with stress.
• People with personality disorders often have other mental health problems, especially
depression and substance misuse.
Several different types of personality disorder are recognised. They can be broadly
grouped into one of three clusters
Cluster A
tend to have difficulty relating to others and usually show patterns of behaviour most
people would regard as odd. Others may describe them as living in a fantasy world of
their own.
An example is paranoid personality disorder, where the person is extremely distrustful
and suspicious.
Cluster B
struggle to regulate their feelings and often swings between positive and negative views
of others. This can lead to patterns of behaviour others describe as dramatic,
unpredictable and disturbing.
An example is borderline personality disorder, where the person is emotionally unstable,
has impulses to self-harm, and intense and unstable relationships with others.
Cluster C
struggle with persistent and overwhelming feelings of anxiety and fear. They may show
patterns of behaviour most people would regard as antisocial and withdrawn.
An example is avoidant personality disorder, where the person appears painfully shy,
socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection. The person
may want to be close to others, but lacks confidence to form a close relationship.
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