A mental illness or mental disorder was a psychological condition in which a person may have behaved in a somewhat inappropriate manner, be harmful to themselves or others, or found themselves obsessive or addicted to something.
One could acquire a mental illness from birth, such as autism or ADHD, or from trauma, such as PTSD or Stockholm Syndrome, whether due to physical or mental trauma.
List of mental illnesses[]
This is a list of mental illnesses along with characters who have or had them, or whom are suspected of having them.
Alcoholism[]
- Question
- Harvey Bullock (possibly; likely an ex-smoker as well, given his oral fixation)
Phobia[]
Drug Addiction[]
- Bane (venom)
- Roy Harper, Jr. (Heroin)
- Hourman (Miraclo)
- Perry White (tobacco)
- Penguin (tobacco)
Dissociative identity disorder[]
Obsession[]
- Riddler (riddles)
- Rorschach (justice)
- Amy Zahn (feminism)
- Penguin (birds)
- Catwoman (cats)
- Two-Face (the number two)
- Poison Ivy (plants)
Schizophrenia[]
The Joker (possibly)
[]
I.E. Mental instability caused by possession by a disembodied sentient or symbiote
Chocoholics[]
Intellectual disability[]
- Twisty
- Bizarro
- Shaggy Man
- Solomon Grundy (although this is likely because he’s a corpse)
Unknown mental illness[]
- Joker (possibly schizophrenia or juvenile dementia)
Stockholm Syndrome- Harley Quinn
Autism Spectrum Disorder- The Riddler
Kleptomania- Catwoman, Penguin
Bipolar Disorder- Two-Face
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- Bruce Wayne (possibly), Dick Grayson (possibly), Jason Todd (possibly), Tim Drake (possibly)
Psychopathy- Joker
Insanity Disorder- Riddler, Joker, Scarecrow, Mad Hatter
Eating Disorders- Penguin, Sweet Tooth
References[]
- ↑ As seen in The Wild Cards.
External Links[]
- Mental illness at the DC Database
- Mental illness at Wikipedia