Story highlights
Some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities have suffered from health problems this year
Charlie Sheen's public outrage and Kate Middleton's weight loss both made headlines
Health dilemmas have also had us say goodbye to stars like Amy Winehouse and Liz Taylor
Americans love celebrities, and if the past year’s headlines are any indication, we especially love them when they’re sick, injured, troubled, or – best of all – on the road to recovery.
Shocking celebrity weight changes
When stars have health problems, it’s a welcome reminder that they’re real people, just like us. And celebrity health stories often help raise awareness about unknown or misunderstood conditions such as psoriasis or Sjögren’s syndrome.
20 celebrities who battled depression
From Kate’s weight to Charlie’s meltdown, Health.com’s editors looked back over the year in celebrity health news and selected the 20 biggest stories of 2011.
Copyright Health Magazine 2015



![In late winter, the soon-to-be-former "Two and a Half Men" star underwent a very public unraveling that culminated in a series of bizarre interviews in which he stated he was a "total freaking rock star from Mars" and a "Vatican assassin warlock" (among many, many other things). Mental-health professionals around the country -- none of whom had actually treated the actor -- speculated in the media that Sheen's behavior could be caused by bipolar disorder, drug use, or both. Drugs like cocaine can "induce hypervigilance, irritability, impulsivity, [and] sometimes megalomania -- grandiose behavior," a psychiatrist told Health.com.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/111213091439-celeb-health-charlie-4.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2116,x_0,y_0,c_fill/w_480)








![You'd probably think this 25-year-old blonde-haired, green-eyed beauty has nothing to be insecure about. In reality, Seyfried has been in therapy to help her deal with and prevent panic attacks stemming from the pressures and high expectations of fame, the "Mamma Mia" actress revealed in the November issue of British "Glamour." Seyfried told the magazine her nervousness stems partly from her tendency to overanalyze things, but she's working on those issues. "[Therapy] has been such a great tool, and my therapist told me that I passed with flying colors—but we'll see how things go," she said.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/111214055600-celeb-health-amanda-final.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2188,x_0,y_0,c_fill/w_480)






