A major treatment issue for creative persons with bipolar disorder is the risk of cognitive impairment resulting from otherwise effective treatment modalities. By and large, high levels of cognitive ...

When I’m providing therapy for people with bipolar disorder, one of the greatest concerns they have is losing their creative abilities. People with a bipolar condition adapt to mood swings by getting ...

One writer reflects on bipolar disorder, Van Gogh, and the hard-won stability that makes creativity feel safer. By the time I was 16 years old, I’d convinced myself that I was a creative genius. I kne ...

February 11, 2010 (Updated with comment February 17, 2010) — Students who at the age of 16 years excel at school, particularly in creative subjects, are almost 4 times more likely to develop bipolar ...

Artistic people are generally known for their eccentricities, and it would appear that science is backing this widely held notion. The authors first compared genetic and medical data from 86,000 ...

The Cost of Creativity is a 2011-released documentary. It features filmmaker Jon Biddle who grapples with bipolar disorder. Archival footage and introspective interviews paint a picture of his ...

Discover these resilient musicians who’ve faced bipolar disorder, highlighting their impact, courage, and notable marks they’ve left on the world. The world of creativity often shines a light on the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Living with bipolar disorder is like riding a roller coaster that you didn’t choose to get on, and one that never stops. It is a life marked by extreme highs ...

A number of creative people in the arts have been reliably diagnosed as having bipolar disorder (formerly manic-depressive illness) such as writers Ernest Hemingway, Robert Lowell, Theodore Roethke, ...