Manic Depression and Creativity
- ISBN-10
- 1573922412
- ISBN-13
- 9781573922418
- Category
- Bipolar disorder
- Pages
- 230
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Authors
- Julian Lieb, D. Jablow Hershman
Description
From Plato, who originated the idea of inspired mania, to Beethoven, Dickens, Newton, Van Gogh, and today's popular creative artists and scientists who've battled manic depression, this intriguing work examines creativity and madness in mystery, myth, and history.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Touched With Fire
By Kay Redfield JamisonThe definitive work on the profound and surprising links between manic-depression and creativity, from the bestselling psychologist of bipolar disorders who wrote An Unquiet Mind.
-
How Mania And Bipolar Disorder Impact Creativity - Based On The Teachings Of Dr. Andrew Huberman: Unleashing Genius
By Everhealth PublishingBOOK CONTENT: Occupations and Bipolar Depression Study on Mood Disorders in Eminent Individuals Professions with Lower Depression/Mania Rates Professions with Higher Depression/Mania Rates Relationship Between Creativity and Mood Disorders ...
-
Creative Journey of Bipolar Disorder
Creative Journey of Bipolar Disorder
-
Creativity and Mental Illness
By James C. KaufmanThis book re-examines the common view that a high level of individual creativity often correlates with a heightened risk of mental illness.
-
Just this Side of Madness: Creativity and the Drive to Create
By Carol Ann BeemanJust this Side of Madness: Creativity and the Drive to Create
-
Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character
By Kay Redfield JamisonA Pulitzer Prize Finalist In this magisterial study of the relationship between illness and art, the best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind brings a fresh perspective to the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Lowell.
-
The Key to Genius
By Julian Lieb, D. Jablow HershmanThe lives and careers of Newton, Dickens, Beethoven, and Van Gogh are examined to illustrate the role of manic-depression in the lives of talented people. The authors suggest ways to...
-
Bipolar II: Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, and Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression--The Essential Guide to Recognize and...
By Ronald R. FieveThe author of the best-selling Moodswing presents a guide to a milder form of the disease, explaining how many people with Bipolar II are driven, high-achieving individuals who can turn their condition into an asset through a lifestyle ...
-
Finding Your Bipolar Muse: How to Master Depressive Droughts and Manic Floods and Access Your Creative Power
By Lana R. CastleIlluminating and inspiring, Castle's new book helps artists of all types deal with depressive droughts and manic floods. With sensitivity and grace, Castle explains how "creatives" can tap their talents to recover their lives.
-
Rethinking Creativity: Inside-the-Box Thinking as the Basis for Innovation
By Robert W. WeisbergDiscover how creativity depends on inside-the-box thinking-that's right, not outside the box-and a new perspective on creative thinking.