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Health Education:

Celebrities and Mental Illness

By Dominique B.S., Delfina O., Lola F., Ramiro S and Santiago B.

Becoming a celebrity, being loved, recognized and remembered is a dream

of many kids, adolescents and even some adults. But which is the price to

pay? Our research of the link between celebrities and mental health was

based on three priority questions:

Is there any connection between fame and mental illness?

Our hypothesis is that there is, that mental illness is more common in

celebrities when compared to the normal population, because of all the

pressure.

Are famous people open to talk about their mental issues with their

audience? We think they are not, as this gives them a bad reputation.

Which mental illnesses are more common in famous people?

We guess that depression, eating disorders and anxiety are the most

common.

We also tried to find out the

role of social media and

found many interesting and

some unexpected aspects of

the relationship between

celebrities and mental illness .

Watch our video!