Many television shows have characters with a mental illness, or discuss the issue of mental illness during the course of the show. Here is a list of some shows that feature mental illness, categorized by the illness depicted.
General *' *Smallville
Anxiety Disorders
Autism
Bipolar disorder *General Hospital *ER *Six Feet Under *Law & Order *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit *Degrassi: The Next Generation
Clinical depression *ER *Judging Amy
Dissociative Identity Disorder *One Life to Live
Eating Disorders *ER *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit *Judging Amy *Once and Again *The Famous Jett Jackson