Bulimia

Suicide Attempt

Depression

Bi-Polar

Depression

ADHD

Bi-Polar

Bi-Polar Depression

Depression

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

*1960s – present – Deinstitutionalisation*Medication and therapy used to treat MI*Most people able to become productive

members of society but many require further care