Mental and Debilitating Illnesses

Psychotic Dr. Ryan Chamberlain

Lulu Spencer visits her catatonic mother Laura Webber

Connie Falconeri's alter harms her husband Johnny Zacchara

Luke Spencer's evil alter

Sociopathic Nelle Benson

Dr. Warren Kirk brainwashes Dante Falconeri with a pen click

Peter August brainwashes Drew Quartermaine with The Tower tarot card

Curtis Ashford can walk again

Mental and debilitating illnesses are common in soap operas.

Examples on General Hospital

Addiction

• Alexis Davis (alcohol)
• A.J. Quartermaine (alcohol; deceased)
• Brenda Barrett (pain killers)
• Chet Driscoll (pain killers)
• Crystal (street drugs; now deceased)
• Curtis Ashford (cocaine; alcohol)
• Emily Quartermaine (pain killers; deceased)
• Hamilton Finn (pain killers, alcohol)
• Jim Hobart (alcohol)
• Iris Fairchild (alcohol)
• Karen Wexler (pain killers; deceased)
• Kristina Corinthos-Davis (narcotics)
• Lucky Spencer (pain killers)
• Lulu Spencer (alcohol)
• Mike Corbin (gambling; deceased)
• Monica Quartermaine (alcohol)
• Morgan Corinthos (gambling; deceased)
• Patrick Drake (pain killers)
• Rafe Kovich, Jr. (cocaine, heroin; now deceased)
• Rhonda Wexler (alcohol)
• Roy Lansing (drugs)
• Sasha Gilmore (cocaine; heart attack, hospitalized; pills)
• Skye Chandler-Quartermaine (alcohol)
• Terry Brock (alcohol)

AIDS/HIV

• Crystal (AIDS; deceased)
• Jon Hanley (AIDS; deceased)
• Stone Cates (AIDS; deceased)
• Robin Scorpio-Drake (HIV; in treatment)

Alzheimer's Disease

• Mike Corbin (deceased due to complications)
• Yvonne Godfrey (life support & feeding tube due to complications)

Amnesia

• Alan Quartermaine (temporary; recovered)
• Anna Devane (recovered)
• Lucas Jones (temporary; recovered)
• Nikolas Cassadine (temporary; recovered)
• Sonny Corinthos (recovered)
• Jason Morgan (permanent)
• Drew Quartermaine (officially diagnosed; memory on a flash drive)
• Lulu Spencer (temporary; recovered)
• Esme Prince (officially diagnosed; recovered)
• Ned Quartermaine (officially diagnosed; recovered)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (A.L.S. aka Lou Gehrig's Disease)

• Gregory Chase (deceased)

Autism Spectrum

• Leo Quartermaine (officially diagnosed)
• Jonah Gatlin (officially diagnosed)
• Stone Cates II (officially diagnosed)
• Damian Spinelli (possible; undisclosed)

Bacterial Infection

• Gregory Chase (Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome aka P.T.L.D.S.; diagnosed 2018; deceased)
• Sam McCall (Toxoplasmosis; cured)

Bipolar Disorder

• Morgan Corinthos (deceased)
• Sonny Corinthos (in treatment)

Blackwood's Syndrome

• Hamilton Finn (cured)
• Hayden Barnes (cured)
• Reiko Finn (deceased)

Blindness

• Alex Devane (temporary due to fictional virus HN-242; deceased)
• Anna Devane (temporary due to HN-242)
• Arthur Cabot (temporary due to HN-242)
• Chloe Morgan (temporary; deceased)
• Drew Quartermaine (temporary due to HN-242)
• Elizabeth Baldwin (recovered)
• Jason Morgan (temporary due to HN-242)
• Kevin Collins (temporary due to HN-242)
• Ryan Chamberlain (temporary due to HN-242; deceased)
• Stone Cates (deceased)
• Victoria Parker (surgically corrected)

Blood Conditions

• Lulu Spencer (aplastic anemia; bone marrow transplant; 1996)
• Heather Webber (cobalt poisoning; Metallosis diagnosis)

Bone Conditions

• Bailey Caldwell (Scoliosis; fixed)
• Alex Devane (Rheumatoid arthritis; deceased)
• Alexis Davis (Osteoporosis)
• Valentin Cassadine (Cranial-facial distortion; Scoliosis-55-degree Cobb angle to his spine; fixed)
• Martha McKee (Paraplegia)
• Heather Webber (artificial hip replacement)

Brain Tumors

• Franco Baldwin (removed; personality change; returned; deceased)
• Nikolas Cassadine (removed)
• Dominique Baldwin (fatal; 1993)
• Oscar Nero-Quartermaine (Grade IV Glioblastoma; fatal; 2019)

Brain Washing

• Elizabeth Baldwin
• Colton Shore
• Dante Falconeri
• Drew Quartermaine
• Dusty Walker
• Jake Spencer
• Lucky Spencer

Cancer

• Meg Baldwin (breast cancer diagnosis; mastectomy; 1970; deceased)
• Eddie Phillips (spinal cancer diagnosis; fatal 1982)
• Paige Bowen (breast cancer diagnosis; fatal 1993)
• Monica Quartermaine (breast cancer diagnosis; mastectomy; 1994)
• Epiphany Johnson (breast cancer diagnosis; chemotherapy; 1996)
• Emily Quartermaine (breast cancer diagnosis; chemotherapy; 2003; deceased)
• Kristina Corinthos-Davis (leukemia; stem cell transplant; 2004)
• Alexis Davis (stage 2 lung cancer; chemotherapy; 2006)
• Shirley Smith (cancer diagnosis; fatal 2010)
• Josslyn Jacks (stage 5 kidney cancer diagnosis; transplant; 2011)
• Danny Morgan (leukemia; bone marrow transplant; 2013)
• Ava Jerome (leukemia; bone marrow transplant; 2015)
• Lenny Caulfield (pancreatic cancer diagnosis; fatal 2021)
• Willow Tait (stage 4 leukemia diagnosis; 2022)

Comatose

• Cassandra Pierce (Jan 2-Aug 23, 2018; woke up; now deceased)
• Drew Quartermaine (Aug 31-Sep 21, 2017; woke up)
• Elizabeth Baldwin (May 2007; woke up)
• Franco Baldwin (Dates unknown, woke up; Nov 25, 2020; woke up; now deceased)
• Jason Morgan (1996; woke up)
• Jolene Crowell (Oct 4, 2007-present)
• Michael Corinthos (Apr 8, 2008-May 15, 2009; woke up)
• Lisa Niles (Jun-Oct 2011; woke up; now deceased)
• Lucas Jones (May 25-26, 2016 & Dec 4, 2019-Feb 5, 2020; woke up)
• Lulu Spencer (Nov 25, 2020-present)
• Nina Reeves (1992-2014; woke up)
• Peter August (Dec 20, 2021-Jan 3, 2021; woke up; now deceased)
• Rafe Kovich, Jr. (Jul 10-16, 2014; brain death; taken off life support; deceased)
• Robert Scorpio (late 1980s & Dec 18, 2012-Oct 4, 2013; woke up)
• Robin Scorpio-Drake (Nov 2008; woke up)
• Ryan Chamberlain (Jun 6-12, 2019 & Nov 6-Dec 11, 2020; woke up; deceased)
• Trey Mitchell (Jan 8-14, 2013; brain death; taken off life support; deceased)
• Sam McCall (May 2006; Mar 2-3, 2017 & Jul 28, 2017; woke up)
• Oz Haggerty (Aug 2022; medically induced, woke up via injection; now deceased)
• Nikolas Cassadine (Feb 2023-pre-Aug 31, 2023; medically induced, woke up)
• Ned Quartermaine (Jun 9-Jun 16, 2023; induced "twilight sleep")
• Dante Falconeri (Mar 4-29, 2024; woke up)

Deafness

• Dominique Baldwin (temporary; deceased)
• Sam McCall (temporary)

Dissociative Identity Disorder

• Connie Falconeri/Kate Howard (deceased)
• Luke Spencer/Fluke (deceased)

Gynecological Issue

• Molly Lansing-Davis (endometriosis diagnosis)
• Sam McCall (Underwent fertility reconstructive surgery)
• Lulu Spencer (Septate uterus; corrected)

Heart Condition

• A.J. Quartermaine (congenital/hereditary; treated; deceased)
• Edward Quartermaine (deceased)
• Joel Stratton (hereditary)
• Michael Corinthos (congenital/hereditary; treated)
• Nancy Brewer (deceased)
• Owen Stratton (hereditary; deceased)
• Wiley Corinthos (congenital/hereditary; in treatment)

Huntington's Disease

• Britt Westbourne (deceased)
• Cesar Faison (deceased)

Hypochondria

• Cassandra Pierce (deceased)

Hypothermia

• Elizabeth Baldwin (twice)
• Jason Morgan
• Lulu Spencer
• Sam McCall
• Kristina Corinthos-Davis
• Esme Prince

Lasting Drug Effects

• Franco Baldwin (LSD - temporary; hallucinations; deceased)
• Heather Webber (LSD - permanent; psychosis)
• Morgan Corinthos (bipolar meds - temporary; erectile dysfunction, increased urination, drowsiness; deceased)
• Olivia Quartermaine (LSD - temporary; visions)
• Victor Cassadine (chemical castration; erectile dysfunction)

Light Sensitivity

• Nikolas Cassadine

Loss of Mobility

• Anthony Zacchara (wheelchair; recovered and faked need; deceased)
• Britt Westbourne (crutches; recovered; deceased)
• Harrison Chase (wheelchair; recovered and surprised wife)
• Lila Quartermaine (wheelchair; deceased)
• Morgan Corinthos (arm cast; recovered; deceased)
• Nina Reeves (wheelchair; recovered and faked need)
• Scott Baldwin (scooter; recovered)
• Sonny Corinthos (wheelchair; recovered and faked need)
• T.J. Ashford (crutches; recovered)
• Willow Tait (wheelchair; recovered)
• Curtis Ashford (paralysis; recovered)

Mental Illness

• Burt Ramsey (Catatonia)
• Corey Blythe (Neurological disorder; cured)
• Danny McCall (Fragile-x syndrome; deceased)
• Heidi (Catatonia)
• Laura Collins (Psychomotor dissociation & catatonia; recovered)
• Marshall Ashford (Misdiagnosed schizophrenia, treated; getting new diagnosis)
• Tommy Ashford (Possible undiagnosed schizophrenia; deceased)
• Robin Scorpio-Drake (Catatonia; recovered)
• Sam McCall (Toxoplasmosis; recovered)
• Susan Hornsby (Catatonia)
• Tiffany Donely (Catatonia; recovered)
• Tracy Quartermaine (Brain worms; recovered)

Mind Mapping

• Alex Devane (deceased)
• Anna Devane
• Drew Quartermaine
• Franco Baldwin (deceased)
• Jason Morgan
• Kevin Collins
• Ryan Chamberlain (deceased)

Nervous Breakdown

• Brenda Barrett
• Carly Spencer
• Elizabeth Baldwin (multiple)
• Laura Collins (twice)
• Meg Baldwin (deceased)

Neurological Disorders

• Ryan Chamberlain (Locked-In Syndrome, revealed Jan 7, 2021; faked, 2022; deceased)
• Martha McKee (Paraplegia)
• Leo Quartermaine (Autism Spectrum)
• Jonah Gatlin (Autism Spectrum)
• Stone Cates II (Autism Spectrum)

Panic Attacks

• A.J. Quartermaine (deceased)
• Franco Baldwin (deceased)
• Marshall Ashford

Poisoned

• Natalie Dearborn (deceased)
• Josh Clayton (deceased)
• Mr. Diem (deceased)
• Herbert Quartermaine (deceased)
• Hal Broder (deceased)
• Angus McKay (deceased)
• David McAllister
• Catherine Flynn (deceased)
• Mary Bishop (deceased)
• Rachel Adair (deceased)
• Andy Archer (deceased)
• Leyla Mir (deceased)
• Siobhan Spencer (deceased)
• Maggie Wurth (deceased)
• Helena Cassadine (deceased)
• Harrison Chase
• Kurt Markovic (deceased)
• Brando Corbin (deceased)
• Diane Miller
• Oz Haggerty (deceased)
• Unnamed animal smuggler (deceased)
• Rory Cabrera (deceased)
• Britt Westbourne (deceased)

Postpartum Depression

• Carly Spencer
• Robin Scorpio-Drake

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Brando Corbin (deceased)
• Chet Driscoll
• Connor Bishop (deceased)
• Dante Falconeri
• Molly Lansing-Davis
• T.J. Ashford
• Todd Manning
• Tommy Ashford (deceased)
• Shawn Butler

Seizures

• Franco Baldwin (deceased)
• Jason Morgan
• Oscar Nero-Quartermaine (deceased)
• Sonny Corinthos
• Tracy Quartermaine

Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections

• Darby Collette (Mycoplasma genitalium, "MG")
• Dillon Quartermaine (MG)
• Kiki Jerome (MG; deceased)
• Morgan Corinthos (MG; deceased)

Traumatic Brain Injury

• Jason Morgan (permanent; personality change)
• Lulu Spencer (diagnosed Cerebral Contusion/Edema; comatose)
• Olivia Jerome (diagnosed; institutionalized)
• Ned Quartermaine (diagnosed; temporary amnesia)

Unnamed Mental Illness

• Heather Webber (diagnosed; institutionalized)
• Lisa Niles (undiagnosed; deceased)
• Nelle Benson-Jerome (undiagnosed; deceased)
• Ryan Chamberlain (diagnosed; deceased)
• Stephen Clay (undiagnosed; deceased)
• Susan Hornsby (diagnosed; institutionalized)
• Sarah Abbott (diagnosed; institutionalized)
• Betsy Frank (diagnosed; temporarily institutionalized)
• Elizabeth Baldwin (recent fugue/trance state; cause discovered)