Case Study Rick Rodger

Case Study:
Rodger is a young, intelligent music executive. Rodger was nominated for his first Grammy at the age of 27 and relays his story to the media as the rise of the Phoenix. He dropped out of school at 15, graduated with a BA at 18, and a law degree at 22, now at 29 he has created a wildly successful career and he seems like a monster in the studio. He works non-stop for weeks on end without sleeping, his music is wild and methodical, he is a little ‘off the wall’ but he knows, and those times he speaks to himself he conceals. Rick was also diagnosed at 7 with severe ADHD, at 10 with Major Depression, and at 12 with Bipolar Disorder. Even though Rodger has spent months upon months in hospitals and under the supervised care of other he

2: health care dealing with the promotion and improvement of mental health and the treatment of mental illness —often used before another noun mental health professionals, a mental health clinic” by Merriam-Webster Distionary. And, those that are mentally healthy, and don’t need to seek care for their mental illness need not worry. Yet, for those who are mentally ill, as defined by NAMI, “a mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. Such conditions may affect someone's ability to relate to others and function each day. Each person will have different experiences, even people with the same diagnosis, life becomes significantly more challenging because of the stigmas surrounding mental illness,” will deal with stigma relating to their mental illness at some point in their life.

Stigma is “the destructive beliefs and attitudes held by a society that ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with psychological disorders.” (Wiley Plus), and results in the deteriorating conditions of those suffering from mental illness. Social stigma and self

Self stigma is when the societal stigma is so deeply ingrained in the ill individual that they begin to internalize. The “continued impact of societal/public stigma can influence an individual to Geel Quilty and inadequate about his or her condition.” (Ahmedani, B. K. (2011)) Essentially, the knowledge that the stigma exists can impact and individual, even if they haven’t been directly stigmatized and this can lead to behavioral issues. Self stigma can become especially debilitating to those with mental illness because they become disillusioned into believing they have some control over their illness or that it is some how their fault and they are undeserving or will be punished for seeking