Myth or Fact?
Mental Illness treatments such as psychotherapy and medications work
Fact
A condition characterized by significant reduction in food intake leading to extremely low body weight, a distortion of body image, intense fear of gaining weight and extremely disturbed eating behavior.
Anorexia Nervosa
The leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting 264 million people
Depression
Addiction is a lack of willpower
Myth
A condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression)
Bipolar Disorder
The most effective form of psychotherapy treatment for those coping with depression and anxiety after 5-15 sessions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
All people with a mental illness are violent and unpredictable
Myth
Periods of feeling disconnected or detached from one's body and thoughts The disorder is sometimes described as feeling like you are observing yourself from outside your body or like being in a dream.
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder (DPDR)
One or more symptoms of schizophrenia, according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
Delusions, Hallucinations and or Disorganized speech