FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS CHALLENGESAssembled by elianna james from an article by WCVB Boston

DEMYSTIFYING THE TOPIC All of the people depicted here have achieved status, contributed

to society and been held in esteem by their peers and others. All of them have done so while fighting mental health challenges.

For those who have done so in the more recent past they have been helped by therapies that were not available long ago.

These therapies are constantly improving. We honor their achievements and their struggles.

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Abraham Lincoln

MAJOR DEPRESSION

ANXIETY ATTACKS

ACTRESS

Catherine Zeta Jones

BIPOLAR DISORDER

FOOTBALL PLAYER/ BUSINESS OWNEREarl Campbell

PANIC DISORDER

ASTRONAUTBuzz Aldrin

DEPRESSION

ALCOHOLISM

SINGER/ SONGWRITERKurt Cobain

A.D.D.

BIPOLAR DISORDER

AUTHORJ.K. Rowling

DEPRESSION

MARTIAL ARTS/ ACTORJohn Claude Van Damme

DEPRESSION

RAPID CYCLING BIPOLAR DISORDER

FOOTBALL/ HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERRicky Williams

SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER

PRINCESS OF WALESDiana

BULIMIA

DEPRESSION

ACTRESSCarrie Fisher

BIPOLAR

SEVERE MANIC DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION

VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

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Thanks for photos and list of celebrities who have battled or are still fighting mental illness in many forms:http://www.wcvb.com/health/14414700

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