Bipolar Disorder Did Not Stop Her From Excelling in Her Field

OCTOBER 2018 BY WILLIAM POLKOWSKI Both an authority on manic-depressive illness (Bipolar Disorder) and one who has experienced it first hand in its various dimensions, Kay Redfield Jamison has written prolifically about manic depression. She has had several books published. In 1990 “Manic Depressive Illness,” a comprehensive textbook of some 900 pages coauthored with FrederickContinue reading Bipolar Disorder Did Not Stop Her From Excelling in Her Field

Classic on Manic-Depression and Creativity Still a Definitive Work

April 2018 By William Polkowski “Touched With Fire,” written by psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison, is described well by its subtitle: “Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament.” Dr. Jamison, who lives with manic-depression herself, has been the author of numerous books on bipolar disorder over the years, including her autobiography: “An Unquiet Mind.” Though published inContinue reading Classic on Manic-Depression and Creativity Still a Definitive Work