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Bobby Fischer was born at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on March 9, 1943. [2] His mother, Regina Wender Fischer, was a US citizen, [3] [4] born in Switzerland; her parents were Polish Jews. [5] [6] Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, [2] Regina became a teacher, a registered nurse, and later a physician. [7]
Based on piecing together this agglomerated data, he was able to draw major conclusions that highlight Fischer's extraordinary intelligence and mental health challenges. Ponterotto's psychobiography notably grabbed the attention of the producers of the 2015 major motion picture Pawn Sacrifice , for which he served as a historical consultant.
"Mental health" is a sensible, neutral term which makes no assumptions about the existence of mental illness. There is a clear distinction. I think a short, balanced section on his mental health would be a valuable addition. Ewen 06:31, 12 February 2016 (UTC) You seemed to feel I was not responding to all your Qs for some (unstated) reason.
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Another extensive article on Fischer appeared in New In Chess 2015/3, in which Ten Geuzendam argued that ‘(only) by accepting (Fischer’s mental) illness as a fact can we forgive his virulent anti-Semitism, his raving paranoia and other delusions, and embrace the chess genius, one of the greatest and most inspiring champions our game has ...
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I don't think Bobby Fischer had Asperger's Syndrome because he was much more eccentric than anybody I've ever met who has Asperger's Syndrome. I think Bobby Fischer was actually an autistic savant, like the "Rain Man". Marknagel 15:58, 18 January 2008 (UTC) I think he was the classic genius / borderline schizophrenic.
A heroin addict entering a rehab facility presents as severe a case as a would-be suicide entering a psych ward. The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention.