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 battl

The definitive work on the profound and surprising links between manic-depression and creativity, from the bestselling psychologist of bipolar disorders who wro

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • In this magisterial study of the relationship between illness and art, the best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jami

Examines the lives and careers of Newton, Dickens, Beethoven, and van Gogh, describes the impact of manic-depression on talented people.

This book re-examines the common view that a high level of individual creativity often correlates with a heightened risk of mental illness.