Joseph Rochford, PhD, Director of Academic Affairs of the Research Centre, at the Douglas Institute, talks about the most recurrent preconceived ideas about mental illness in this 2009 Mini-Psych school lecture : •Mental illness is a single, rare disorder •the mentally ill are insane •If you are diagnosed with a mental illness, kiss your chances of a brilliant career goodbye •The mentally ill are more violent •Mental illnesses are not true medical illnesses like heart disease and diabetes •If...