split personality disorder
People who suffer from eating disorders can talk to many people. For help, they can talk to mental help therapists and / or doctors. For support, they can talk to friends, family, and support groups of others who suffer from eating disorders like they do.
Nobody knows exactly. People who are very creative do seem to be more likely to suffer from mental disorders. However, there is no way to tell if the disorder causes the creativity or vice versa. There does seem to be some sort of connection.
Many individuals who suffer from mental disorders go to college. Typically, they can do well provided they adhere to their doctor's instructions, and take their medication as prescribed.
Yes, I think.
It is possible that individuals in hunter-gatherer societies experienced symptoms of anxiety, but it is difficult to label them as anxiety disorders as we do today due to differences in societal structure and understanding of mental health. The constant need for survival and exposure to various stressors likely contributed to heightened levels of anxiety among hunter-gatherers.
Socrates suffered from Epilepsy.
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NO
Yes, there is a statistical correlation that if someone in a family is diagnosed with a mental illness the probability is higher that others in the family will also have mental disorders (relative to a family with no known individuals with diagnosed mental illness). The cause of this correlation is unknown, but is believed to have both genetic and environmental contributions.
People with underlying medical/mental disorders or illnesses, people in abusive relationships, people who have experienced their parents divorcing, people in low economic households. These people are vulnerable, but depression can happen to anyone.
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