Mental Illness/ Madness

1. How does mental illness influence the economy?

1.1. Do pharmaceutical companies make a lot of their profit from the drugs used by the mentally ill?

2. Does the media impose a positive or negative view of madness?

2.1. How does music influence the views?

3. Where is the largest population of diagnosed mentally ill located?

3.1. Does the environment play a role in the statistics found?

3.2. Are there apparent gender differences?

3.3. Does race seem to play a role in the amount of mentally ill that are diagnosed?

3.4. Has sexuality been a driving force in the number of diagnosed as mentally ill?

4. Why must individuals be conscious of madness in society?

5. What are the characteristics of an individual suffering from mental illness?

5.1. Are there any apparent similarities?