Throughout time media has played an important role in bringing some Mental Disorders to the public. While this hasn't always been done with the greatest amount of tact nor accuracy, more so than ever may people still only be introduced to a specific disorder such as OCD through a show they have been watching or some other type of media. Misunderstandings and/or Facts have been introduced into millions of mind with 1 switch of the remote and the media has made Mental Disorders as popular as popularity itself. To a bystander, of course.

People now all know about Depression and besides the many talk-shows that directly try to address Mental Disorders there are also a numerous references made in shows, books and movies. Depression may still be seen by some as someone being weak, chances are that the number of people agreeing to this has decreased.

So when will it be OCD's turn to success? Well it has been a busy few years for OCD in the Media. While a T.V.- show with high ratings depicted a detective with OCD in the T.V. Series "Monk" a movie (based on the book) named "MatchStick Men" came out that showed a criminal with OCD and all this while a Hollywood star wrote a book "The Pleasure of My Company: A Novel".

Will OCD's Fame end here or not? Maybe the media will have to explore a new Mental Disorder that will aid them to give their characters some quirkiness and depth. So OCD makes for a good story. Here are some of those OCD (and other) moments gathered for you.

There is quite a list on famous People with a variety of Mental Disorders and often it seems to have somehow contributed to their qualities.

Here are people who had or have OCD.

• Marc Summers.
• Howard Hughes.
  *Buy the Book*: Howard Hughes: The Untold Story

Short List of people who had or have depression.

• Albert Einstein
• Sir Winston Churchill
• Abraham Lincoln (and his wife)
• Marilyn Monroe (and her mother)
• Elvis Presley (and his mother)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Vincent Van Gogh
• William Shakespeare

Here are some Sites that list Famous People who have or have had some type of Mental Disorder.

• Famous People With Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders.
  
• Famous People with ADD.
  
• Famous People with Anxiety Disorder. and more Famous People who have experienced an Anxiety Disorder.
  
• Famous People with Mood Disorders.
  
• Variety of Mental Disorders.

     

MONK.

This is a detective series which has been build around a detective who has OCD.

• Articles on MONK:
  Just in case you would like to read more about him. A collection of Articles written about the show Regarding Monk (Articles).
  
  
• Also check out the MONK Official Site.

FRIENDS.

If you ever watched this series, you might have noticed how Monica seems to have some OCD tendencies. At the very least she is particular on how things are placed, how tidy things have to be and so forth.
No, there never was anyone saying she has OCD, but she could pass for someone who has Subsyndromal OCD.

• Check out the FRIENDS' Official Site.

• MONK.
  This is a detective series which has been build around a detective who has OCD.
  
  Check out the MONK Official Site.
  
  
• FRIENDS.
  If you ever watched this series, you might have noticed how Monica seems to have some OCD tendencies. At the very least she is particular on how things are placed, how tidy things have to be and so forth.
  No, there never was anyone saying she has OCD, but she could pass for someone who has Subsyndromal OCD.
  
  Check out the FRIENDS' Official Site.