While nothing can excuse their behavior, not all celebrity meltdowns result from simple bad conduct.
近25%的美国人被诊断withmental illness(with about 22 percent of them having a severe mental illness), and another estimated 22 million struggle with substance abuse [source:National Institute of Mental Health; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]. And neither mental illness nor substance abuse cares if you're male, female, celebrity or an average Joe.
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While some celebrity meltdowns are the result of ego or eccentricity, others are the result of something deeper. We've pulled together a list of famous meltdowns that may have had roots in mental illness or drug and alcoholaddiction-- let's begin with Margot Kidder, the "Superman" star who fell into homelessness and rebounded as a spokesperson for psychiatric disorders.