标题: 凯瑟琳-泽塔琼斯披露自己罹患双相II型障碍并寻求治疗 [打印本页] 作者: frogprince1982 时间: 11-4-16 17:44 标题: 凯瑟琳-泽塔琼斯披露自己罹患双相II型障碍并寻求治疗 The celebrity face of bipolar disorder has typically been, well, sort of crazy (think Britney Spears or, so it's been speculated, Charlie Sheen). So when a publicist for Catherine Zeta-Jones — who has been stalwart in supporting her husband, Michael Douglas, through his battle with cancer over the past year — announced that the actress had sought treatment for bipolar 2, it was a surprise to many.
"After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar 2 disorder," publicist Cece Yorke said in a statement. (More on Time.com: Do We Really Need Psychiatrists to Do Therapy?)
A friend of the actress toldPeople Magazine that Zeta-Jones spent five days in the undisclosed facility. "Catherine has had to deal with Michael's illness and that's been hard," the friend said. "She went in for a few days because she's about to start working, and wanted to make sure she's in top form, which she is."
In announcing her illness, Zeta-Jones sheds light on the fact that many people are able to manage a successful career and a family life, along with their disorder. She also reminds us that bipolar disorder, which affects 2% to 3% of the U.S. population, exists on a spectrum, and that some forms of the illness are more severe than others.
