Mental Health Myth or Fact
1: If you think you or someone you know may have a mental or
emotional problem, it is important to remember there is hope and help.
Myth
Fact
2: Poor performance in school could be a symptom of depression
Myth
Fact
3: People with depression are always sad.
Myth
Fact
4: Depression can be a deadly illness.
Myth
Fact
5: Obsession with death is a warning sign of a mental illness.
Myth
Fact
6: Warning signs such as; substance abuse, frequent outburst of anger,
Prolonged negative mood, often accompanied by poor appetite or
thoughts of death, Prolonged depression (sadness or irritability), Social
withdrawal, don’t need to be taken seriously.
Myth
Fact
7: Anxiety is the most common mental illness in America.
Myth
Fact
8: There are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness.
Myth
Fact
9: Anxiety disorders don’t coexist with other mental illnesses.
Myth
Fact
10: Cognitive-behavior therapy is; understanding thinking patterns
Myth
Fact
11: Adolescent depression is decreasing.
Myth
Fact
(Adolescent depression is increasing at an alarming rate)
12: Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in young adults.
Myth
Fact
13: Family and Friends cannot help with someone’s mental health.
Myth
Fact
14: Females are twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD as Males.
Myth
Fact
15: Adolescents who have conduct disorder often blame their poor
performance on themselves.
Myth
Fact
Created by THE Council Members!