INTERNET MENTAL HEALTH

INTERNET MENTAL HEALTH

Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890)
The gift Dutch-Post Impressionist, Artist, Vincent van Gogh, had his life shattered by mental illness. Vincent van Gogh suffered from Bipolar 1 Disorder at a time in history where there was no treatment for this common disorder. Tragically, van Gogh died of suicide. Today, mental illness can be successfully treated; hence we can now prevent these tragic suicides. In memory of Vincent van Gogh, we display his art on this website.

Famous People Who Have Had Mental Illness
Hans Christian Anderson, Ludwig Von Beethoven, Winston Churchill, Kurt Cobain, Charles Darwin, Emily Dickenson, Thomas Edison, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Betty Ford, Paul Gaugin, King George III, Johan Goethe, Ernest Hemingway, Victor Hugo, Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas Jefferson, John Keats, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther,Michelangelo, Florence Nightengale, King Saul, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Isaac Newton.

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Mental Illness Ranks Second in Terms if Causing Disability

“The burden of mental illness on health and productivity in the United States and throughout the world has long been profoundly underestimated. Date developed by the massive Global Burden of Disease study, conducted by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and Harvard University, reveal the mental illness, including suicide, ranks second in the burden of disease in established market economies, such as the United States...Nearly two-thirds of all people with diagnosable disorders do not seek treatment...When people understand that mental disorders are not the result of moral failings or limited will power, but are responsive to specific treatments, much of the negative stereotyping may dissapate.” Mental Health: A Report from the Surgeon General.
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