What do these celebrities have in common?

Post-partum depression (postnatal) according to the National Alliance on Mental Health, "Diana struggled with bulimia and self-harm.

Marilyn Monroe’s mother and maternal grandparents had all struggled with mental illness and institutionalisation, began taking sleeping pills for her insomnia. She regularly consulted psychiatrists. She was suicidal and died of an overdose in 1962.

Drew Carey said he suffered through a long depression, and at 18 and again in his 20s, attempted suicide with drug overdoses.

Catherine Zeta Jones' rep said that the movie star checked into a facility for treatment of bipolar II disorder.

Jim Carrey openly discussed his history of depression and being on Prozac on “60 Minutes” in 2004

Depression hit author J.K. Rowling after her first marriage broke down after just two years. She credits writing her first Harry Potter novel with helping her overcome the depression.

How likely is it to fall mentally ill if a parent already has an illness?

4 most common typesAnorexiaBipolar

Personality disorderOCD

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Why is it so hidden?

Between 50% and 66% of parents with a severe and enduring mental illness live with one or more children under 18 that means there is around 17,000 children and young people in the UK.

1 in 10 children aged 5 – 16 years suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder.

95% of imprisoned young offenders have a mental health disorder

1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year.

Women are more likely to have been treated for a mental health problem than men.

About 10% of children have a mental health problem at any one time.

Only 1 in 10 prisoners have no mental disorder

Mental illnesses in parents represent a risk for children in the family, creating a higher risk for the children to develop mental illnesses.

The risk is strong when a parent has one or more of the following: Bipolar, an anxiety disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia or depression. It can be inherited from parents, through the genes.

Evidence from twin studies“If an identical twin that is raised separately from its other twin develops schizophrenia, the chance that the second twin will also develop the condition is 50%, or 1 chance in 2. In non-identical twins however, (who would share on average only half of their genetic makeup) when one twin develops schizophrenia, there is only a 15% chance that the other twin will also develop the disorder.

While this risk is higher than for the general population (who have about 1 chance in 100 or 1%) of developing the condition, it suggests that heredity is not the only factor influencing the development of schizophrenia in these families otherwise twin study results would show a 100% risk between identical twins (you may hear this referred to as concordance).”

There are many different forms of mental illness’ in the next slides we are going to look at three types in particular;

AnorexiaBipolarPersonality disorder

A condition which causes serious disorder in a person’s behaviour or thinking.

Anorexia

What is it?Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss and lack of eating.

What is the cause?Anorexics often have a distorted body image and believe they are fat when in truth they are severely underweight.

Treatment available?Many anorexics are near death before seeking treatment or are forced into treatment by family members. Medical treatment begins with hospitalization. Also involves individual and group psychotherapy to help resolve the issues that led to the development of the disorder.

What is Bipolar Disorder?Bipolar disorder(manic depression) is a mental illness involving episodes of serious mania and depression .These can be severe mood swings accompanied by changes in emotions, thoughts, behaviours, physical health and functioning. The mood swings are more extreme and more prolonged than the everyday ups and downs that we all experience. Emotions may vary from from depression and hopelessness to feeling 'high‘ or irritable. People usually go through periods of ‘normal’ moods in between these times.

What is it ?Personality disorder is a condition where an individual differs significantly from an average person, in terms of how they think, perceive, feel or relate to others.

What are the symptoms?- Being overwhelmed by negative feelings such as distress, anxiety, worthlessness or anger.• Avoiding other people and feeling empty and emotionally disconnected • Difficulty managing negative feelings without self-harming e.g abusing drugs and

alcohol, or taking overdoses or, in rare cases, threatening other people. • Odd behaviour • Difficulty maintaining stable and close relationships, especially with partners, children

and professional carers • Sometimes, periods of losing contact with reality • Symptoms typically get worse with stress.• People with personality disorders often have other mental health problems, especially

depression and substance misuse.

Several different types of personality disorder are recognised. They can be broadly grouped into one of three clustersCluster A tend to have difficulty relating to others and usually show patterns of behaviour most people would regard as odd. Others may describe them as living in a fantasy world of their own.An example is paranoid personality disorder, where the person is extremely distrustful and suspicious.Cluster B struggle to regulate their feelings and often swings between positive and negative views of others. This can lead to patterns of behaviour others describe as dramatic, unpredictable and disturbing.An example is borderline personality disorder, where the person is emotionally unstable, has impulses to self-harm, and intense and unstable relationships with others.Cluster C struggle with persistent and overwhelming feelings of anxiety and fear. They may show patterns of behaviour most people would regard as antisocial and withdrawn.An example is avoidant personality disorder, where the person appears painfully shy, socially inhibited, feels inadequate and is extremely sensitive to rejection. The person may want to be close to others, but lacks confidence to form a close relationship.

Samaritans: Telephone: 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day)Website: www.samaritans.org

NHS Direct:Telephone: 0845 4647Website: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Mind Infoline:Telephone: 0300 123 3393 (9am-5pm Monday-Friday)Web site: www.mind.org.uk/help/advice_lines

Rethink Mental Illness Advice Line:Telephone: 0300 5000 927 (10am-2pm Monday to Friday)Website: http://www.rethink.org/about-us/our-mental-health-advice

Saneline:Telephone: 0845 767 8000 (6pm-11pm)Website: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline

ChildLine:Telephone: 0800 1111Email: http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Pages/Email.aspxWebsite: www.childline.org.uk

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