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Volume 20, Issue 7 (Suppl)
J Psychiatry
ISSN: 2378-5756 JOP, an open access journal
Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017
November 20-21, 2017
November 20-21, 2017 Melbourne, Australia
28
th
International Conference on
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Survivor to life thriver
Felicia Johnson
Personality Disorders Awareness Network, USA
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uthor and mental health advocate, Felicia Johnson, joins us to discuss her own experience in dealing with a loved one
suffering from child abuse, depression and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Inspired by her own life story and
the journey of her childhood friend, Felicia has authored the novel “Her” which is the story of a young girl dealing with BPD.
Through her book, Felicia helps to bring understanding of BPD within reach of many young people and families afflicted
by it and continues to help many come to terms with mental health issues they face. Johnson brings remarkable insight and
understanding to an illness that affects 1-2% of the population and wreaks havoc on the lives and relationships of young men
and women. As a survivor of child abuse and one who deals with mental illness in her personal and work life, Felicia is very
involved in efforts to end the stigma of mental illness. She has worked for nearly 10 years in the mental health field.
herthebook@gmail.comJ Psychiatry 2017, 20:7 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756-C1-030