Jablow Hershman authored Brotherhood of Tyrants: Manic Depression and Absolute Power. Julian Lieb, a psychiatrist in private practice and former director of the Dana Psychiatric Clinic at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and D. Guides for the manic depressive are suggested to reduce emotional pain and personal problems while increasing productivity. The authors also explode the myth that suffering is essential to creativity. Lieb critiques the wave of new books on depression as well as those on creativity to determine how far we have come in our understanding of this complex illness. Demonstrating how manic depression often becomes the essential difference between talent and genius, Hershman and Lieb offer valuable insights into the many obstacles and problems this illness poses for highly creative people. 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. recent times: David Koresh, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jim Jones, and Colin Ferguson. A brotherhood of Tyrants manic depression & absolute power by D. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Many recognized geniuses had creative capacities that were driven by bouts of manic intensity followed by the depths of mind-numbing despair. Jablow Hershman and Julian Lieb uncover manic. Jablow Hershman, 1994, Prometheus Books edition, in English. Manic Depression and Creativity by Hershman, D.
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