Famous people with experience of mental health issues
Just look at some of these famous persons who battled a mental illness and thrived in their careers:
| Paula Abdul | singer | bulimia nervosa
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| John Quincy Adams | former US president | clinical depression
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| Alvin Ailey | American dancer and choreographer | bipolar disorder (manic depression)
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| Lionel Aldridge | former defensive end, Green Bay Packers | schizophrenia (paranoid-type)
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| Buzz Aldrin | astronaut, second man to walk on moon | clinical depression
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| Diane Arbus | American photographer | clinical depression
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| Syd Barrett | musician, member Pink Floyd | schizophrenia
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| Drew Barrymore | actress, director | clinical
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| Kim Basinger | actress, 9 1/2 Weeks, Batman, L.A. Confidential | panic disorder
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| Justine Bateman | actress, "Family Ties" | eating disorders
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depression| Ned Beatty | actor | bipolar disorder
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| Ludwig van Beethoven | German composer | bipolar disorder
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| Irving Berlin | musician, White Christmas | clinical depression
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| Leonard Bernstein | American conductor; composer of musical comedies, West Side Story | clinical depression
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| Steve Blass | former baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates | social phobia
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| Charles "Buddy" Bolden | "Father of American Jazz" | schizophrenia
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| Robert Boorstin | special assistant to former US president Bill Clinton | bipolar disorder
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| Clara Bow | American silent films actress of 1920's, Mantrap, It | clinical depression
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| Art Buchwald | American humourist, writer | bipolar disorder
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| Earl Campbell | NFL running back | panic disorder
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| Robert Campeau | Canadian real estate magnate, American department store investor (Federated, Macy's, Bloomingdales) | bipolar disorder
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| Jose Canseco | Major League Baseball player | clinical depression
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| Drew Carey | comedian, actor | clinical depression
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| Emily Carr | Canadian landscape painter, member `Group of Seven' | various speculations:
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| Jim Carrey | comedian, actor | clinical depression
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| Karen Carpenter | singer, 1970's & early 80's, The Carpenters | anorexia nervosa
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| Dick Cavett | television talk show host, ABC & PBS | clinical depression
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| Ray Charles | musician, singer | clinical depression
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| Lawton Chiles | former Florida governor, Democrat | clinical depression
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| Winston Churchill | former British prime minister | bipolar disorder
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| Eric Clapton | musician, singer | clinical depression
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| Dick Clark | television host, "The American Bandstand", gameshows | clinical depression
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| Kurt Cobain | musician, member Nirvana | clinical depression
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| Leonard Cohen | Canadian poet/musician | clinical depression
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| Natalie Cole | singer, daughter of Nat "King" Cole | clinical depression
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| Francis Ford Coppola | director, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now | bipolar disorder
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| Patricia Cornwell | mystery/thriller writer, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Postmortem, Body of Evidence | bipolar disorder;
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| Shayne Corson | Toronto Maples Leafs forward | panic attacks
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| Hart Crane | American poet, The Bridge | clinical depression
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| Sheryl Crow | singer, musician | clinical depression
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