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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

A

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.com

J Psychiatry 2017, 20:7 (Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756-C1-030