Touched with Fire

Discover the surprising links between creativity and manic-depression with this definitive work by a bestselling psychologist of bipolar disorders. Based on clinical research, the author uncovers the struggle that some of the world's greatest artists have faced with this illness, including Lord Byron, Vincent Van Gogh, and Virginia Woolf. Jamison presents proof of the biological foundations of this disease and offers a profound understanding of the relationship between art and madness.