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Numerous notable people have had some form of mood disorder. This is a list of people accompanied by verifiable sources associating them with some form of bipolar disorder (formerly known as "manic depression"), including cyclothymia, based on their own public statements; this discussion is sometimes tied to the larger topic of creativity and mental illness. In the case of dead people only ...
In the case of individuals who lived in a historical period before the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder were defined (e.g. Vincent Van Gogh), this category should only be used if a preponderance of verifiable and credible sources are in agreement that the person in question had bipolar disorder. NOTE: People with manic-seeming public ...
When he was nine years old, Lincoln was kicked in the head by a horse at the Noah Gordon Mill and was knocked unconscious for several hours. [3] Other injuries or trauma throughout his life include almost severing one of his thumbs with an axe, [4] incurring frostbite of his feet in 1830–1831, [5] being struck by his wife (apparently on multiple occasions), [6] and being clubbed on the head ...
Empirical and theoretical work on bipolar disorder has throughout history "seesawed" between psychological and biological ways of understanding. Despite the work of Kraepelin (1921) emphasizing the psychosocial context, conceptions of bipolar disorder as a genetically based illness dominated the 20th century. Since the 1990s, however, there has ...
Tiberius (42 BC–37 AD, ruled 14–37 AD). While Tiberius was in his later years in Capri, rumours abounded as to what exactly he was doing there.Historian Suetonius records the rumours of lurid tales of sexual perversity, including graphic depictions of child molestation, cruelty, and especially paranoia.
Linda Andre, American author, activist, director of the Committee for Truth in Psychiatry (CTIP), and self-described psychiatric survivor. [1] [2]Louis Althusser, French marxist philosopher [citation needed]
History of the United States presidency This article includes a list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Jimi Hendrix appears on many lists of famous people with bipolar disorder: Mental Health Today added him to their list, Bipolar World added him as well. This is probably due mostly to his song named "Manic Depression" which starts with "Manic depression is touching my soul" and ends with "Manic depression is a frustrating mess".