Stigma
Mental Health Disorders
Myth or Fact
Haitian Sayings
Proveb Keyol
100

This is the population most likely to get a mental illness?

The human population. Mental illness affects individuals of all classes, income levels, and intelligence at the same rate.

100

This diagnosable mental illness is characterized by overwhelming feelings of worry.

Anxiety Disorder

100

All people who are depressed attempt suicide.

What is a myth?

100

Fill in the blank: Men apnpil ________

Chay pa lou

100

Bat chien an

Tan met li

200

These individuals are said to be responsible for only 3 to 5% of violent crime in America.

* Individuals with mental illnesses, or “the mentally ill”

* A 2011 study from the Douglas Institute found that those with mental illness are more likely to be the victims of violent crime than the perpetrators.

200

Severe feelings of worthlessness, sadness, and emptiness that last for several weeks and begin to interfere with a person’s work and social life.

Clinical Depression

200

Only 44% of adults with a diagnosable mental health disorder receive needed treatment.

What is a fact?

200

Pase la pase isit, na rankontre 

Sentiwon


200

Sak few cho an

Lap few fret

300

Children don't experience mental health problems

False 1 out of 5

300

The most common eating disorder and one first only officially recognized In the DSM-V (2003)

Binge Eating Disorder

300

10% of violent crimes in the U.S. are committed by a person with a severe or serious mental illness.

What is a myth?

300

De bo chemen

Pantalon

300

Lanmo manke ou

men li pa bliye ou

400

Stereotypes that people make for mentally ill patients are consist of these words. 

Psycho, nuts, violent and Crazy

400

This chronic disease is characterized by excessive thoughts or obsessions that lead to repetitive behaviors.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

400

Mental illnesses are rare in the general population, 1 in 10 people will develop a mental health issue in their lifetime.

What is a myth?

400

Abiye san soti

Kabonn

400

Bourik fe pitite

Se pou do'l poze

500

According to the 2018 State of Mental Health in America, one out of this many people suffer from some kind of mental condition in any given year.

1 in 5

500

If your grandmother was diagnosed with depression and later on in life your mother and then you. Then depression is ______ in your family 

Genetic

500

In 50% of adults who have a diagnosed mental health issue, the first symptoms began before age 14.

What is a fact?

500

 Dye mon

Gen mon

500

Chodye prete pa bouyi 

Pwa chech