Mental illnesses in Carrie's family

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In Homeland, Carrie and her dad have bipolar disorder.

Does Carrie's niece have ADHD?

This is based on the drug, Adderall that

Carrie stole in S07E03.

In the same scene, there is a bottle of Ritalin next to the Adderall.

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Best Answer

We were never shown any further evidence during the show, nor the subject is discussed. Apparently (medically speaking) it's also not that simple, we can't know for sure if she has or not based on her behaviour on the show.




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What mental illness does Carrie have in Carrie?

When Homeland first aired in 2011, it received plaudits from US mental health bodies, the media and bipolar sufferers for its realistic portrayal of CIA operative Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), whose career and personal life are sporadically thrown into turmoil by her bipolar disorder.

What kind of bipolar disorder did Carrie Fisher have?

oh how I love you.\u201d That last line is a reminder too, that in Ms. Fisher's lifetime, even the name of the condition had evolved, to bipolar from what was once more commonly known as manic depression.

How did Carrie Fisher deal with bipolar?

In an advice column she wrote for The Guardian just last month Fisher offered guidance to a young adult with bipolar disorder. In it, she explains that she initially rejected the bipolar disorder diagnosis she received at the age of 24, only accepting it at age 28, \u201cwhen I overdosed and finally got sober.



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