bulimia suicide attempt depression bi-polar depression
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Lincoln - DepressionDarwin - Agoraphobia
Munch - Panic Disorder
Churchill - BipolarMichelangelo - Autism
Beethoven - Bipolar
*46 per cent of Canadians think the term "mental illness" is used as an excuse for poor behaviour and personal failings.*1 in 10 Canadians think that people with mental illness could
"just snap out of it if they wanted."*1 in 4 Canadians is afraid of being around someone who suffers
from serious mental illness.*1 in 9 Canadians think depression is not a mental illness, and
one in two think it is not a serious condition.*Statistics show that one in every five Canadians will have a
mental health problem at some point in their lives
*-Stats Canada
*Prehistoric times – MI was result of evil spirits*Treatment involved spells and trepanation*Trepanation – drilling a hole through skull
to allow evil spirits to escape. 90% survival rate. Practiced as far back as 10000 ya
*Ancient Greece and Rome – believed MI came from environment. In Rome, public funding for treatment of sick
*Middle Ages – Superstition returned. MI people were possessed by witches and spirits or werewolves*Treatment – exorcisms
*15th Century to 18th Century – Mental institutions and asylums. Bethlem (London) was 1st . *Focused on keeping ill people
away from society*Abuse and suffering common
*Early 20th Century – Freud and peers attempt to explain MI. WWI – shellshock and emotional disorders
*1950s – Brutal treatments with brain*Lobotomy – nerve fibers in brain are cut.
Symptoms disappear but patient remains apathetic and childlike