Types of Mental Illnesses
Affecting 40 million adults in the US, this is the most common mental illness.
What is anxiety?
This category of antidepressants include Prozac, Celexa and Zoloft.
What are SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/
What percentage of Americans will experience a mental illness at some time in their lives?
What is 20 percent?
These two factors are believed to be necessary for the development of most mental illnesses.
What are genetic predisposition and environmental stressors?
This famous "space princess" had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
Who was Carrie Fisher?
This mental illness is marked by low energy and loss of interest in once-enjoyed activities.
What is depression?
What is 4 weeks?
This percentage of adults with a diagnosable mental illness will receive treatment.
What is 44 percent?
Name a common cause of PTSD.
War, physical abuse, natural disaster.
This British comedian has often discussed his past with polysubstance abuse and bipolar disorder.
Who is Russell Brand?
Symptoms of this disorder include severe mood swings, including depression and mania.
What is bipolar disorder?
This type of therapy involves examining the root causes of uncomfortable emotions.
What is psychotherapy?
It is estimated this percentage of Americans had a personality disorder last year?
What is 9 percent?
This is a possible, but less likely cause of mental illness.
What is a brain injury?
It is believed this US president experienced frequent bouts of severe depression.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This disorder is often associated with veterans but can affect anyone who has experienced a situation causing feelings of fear and helplessness.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
What are antipsychotics?
Marked by anxiety and the need for rituals, this is the most common personality disorder?
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder?
What is 10 percent?
This Nobel Prize winning mathematician was diagnosed with schizophrenia?
Who was John Nash?
Anxiety, depression and bipolar all fall under this category of mental illness.
What are mood disorders?
This type of treatment for anxiety involves a person facing fears in a slow, step-by-step process.
What is exposure therapy?
This is the most common personality order in women.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
True or false: Substance use can trigger a mental illness in some people.
True
This British prime minister fought alcohol addiction and depression.
Who was Winston Churchill?