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TOUCHED WITH FIRE
Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament.
"The march of science in explaining human nature continues. In Touched With Fire, Jamison marshals a tremendous amount of evidence for the proposition that most artistic geniuses were (and are) manic depressives. This is a book of interest to scientists, psychologists, and artists struggling with the age-old question of whether psychological suffering is an essential component of artistic creativity. Anyone reading this book closely will be forced to conclude that it is. Very Highly Recommended."
- Amazon.com
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The Flight of the Mind
"Most valuable, to my thinking, is Caramagno's demonstration of the interrelationship between Woolf's literary brilliance and her devastating depressions and creative highs, and his insights into the creative process itself."
- Ronald R. Fieve, M.D., author of Moodswing
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Manic Depression and Creativity
"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."
- Ingram
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Strong Imagination: Madness, Creativity and Human Nature
Madness is the central mystery of the human psyche. Our minds evolved to give us a faithful understanding of reality, to allow us to integrate into our communities, and to help us adapt our behaviour to our environment. Yet in serious mental illness, the mind does exactly the opposite of these things. The sufferer builds castles of imaginative delusion, fails to adapt, and becomes a stranger among his own people.
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Nola: A Memoir of Faith, Art & Madness
"Robin Hemley, author of the illuminating nonfiction book "Turning Life into Fiction," relates the poignant story of his brilliant but schizophrenic sister, Nola, who died at age 25. But it is more than just her story; this is a tender examination of a talented life lost too soon, and of a family that loved each other desperately, despite the pain that Nola's illness cost them all."
- Amazon.com
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Art and the Wish to Die
This book surveys visual art of all civilizations, from the last 2000 years, and describes the wisdom these artists have implied in their works. These works document prevailing orientations to suicidal behavior in different times and places. An interesting aside is the inverse relation between those who painted suicide versus those who died from self injury behavior.
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