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Key ideas from the book
- The book explores reported links between manic-depressive illness and creativity.
- It distinguishes clinically identifiable illness from the idea of artistic temperament alone.
- Jamison draws on clinical psychology and mood-disorder research.
- It discusses the biological foundations of manic-depressive illness.
- It considers the lives and work of Lord Byron, Vincent van Gogh, and Virginia Woolf.
About Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament by Kay Redfield Jamison
Kay Redfield Jamison examines the relationship between manic-depressive illness and creativity, drawing on her work as a clinical psychologist and researcher in mood disorders. The book considers how intense highs and lows, once often treated as signs of artistic temperament, may in some cases reflect a clinically identifiable illness.
Jamison discusses the biological foundations of manic-depressive illness and considers its possible relevance to the lives and work of artists including Lord Byron, Vincent van Gogh, and Virginia Woolf. The book may interest readers of psychology, mood disorders, and the history of art and literature who want to explore how mental illness and creative work have been connected.
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