Touched with Fire

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Touched with Fire

Author| Kay Redfield Jamison
Language| English
Subject| Creativity and bipolar disorder
Publisher| Free Press
ISBN| 978-0-684-83183-1
OCLC| 85753373

Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament is a book by the American psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison examining the relationship between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity. It contains extensive case studies of historic writers, artists, and composers assessed as probably having had cyclothymia, major depressive disorder, or manic-depressive/bipolar disorder.[1]

## Reception[edit]

The book has widely been very favourably received.[2][3] It has been the basis for scholarship on the topic of the relationship between bipolar disorder and 'artistic temperament'.[4][5]

## Cultural references[edit]

The film of the same name, directed and written by Paul Dalio (who is bipolar), 'draws from' the book and the book is a significant feature in its plot.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Creativity and bipolar disorder

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament:1996 page 267
2. ^ Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament The definitive work on the profound and surprising links between manic-depression and creativity www.goodreads.com, accessed 28 May 2021
3. ^ Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament 26 May 2020 lothianbipolargroup.org.uk, accessed 28 May 2021
4. ^ Zaman, R.; Agius, M.; Hankir, A. (March 2011). "Manic-depressive illness and the artistic temperament". European Psychiatry. 26 (S2): 261. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(11)71971-X. S2CID 145805518.
5. ^ Hankir, A (September 2011). "Review: bipolar disorder and poetic genius". Psychiatria Danubina. 23 Suppl 1: S62-8. PMID 21894105.
6. ^ 'Touched With Fire,' inspired by work of Johns Hopkins psychologist, explores life with bipolar disorder Dec 16, 2015, hub.jhu.edu, accessed 28 May 2021

## References[edit]

* Jamison, Kay Redfield (1993): Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, New York, The Free Press. ISBN 0-02-916030-8

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Mood disorder

Spectrum|

| Bipolar disorder|

* Bipolar I
* Bipolar II
* Cyclothymia
* Bipolar NOS
* Childhood
* Hypomania
* Mania
* Mixed affective state
* Rapid cycling

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Depression|

* Major depressive disorder
* Dysthymia
* Seasonal affective disorder
* Atypical depression
* Melancholic depression
* Major depressive episode
* Depression in childhood and adolescence

Comorbidities|

* Schizoaffective disorder

Symptoms|

* Delusion
* Depression (differential diagnoses)
* Emotional dysregulation
* Anhedonia
* Dysphoria
* Suicidal ideation
* Hallucination
* Mood swing
* Sleep disorder
* Hypersomnia
* Insomnia
* Psychosis
* Psychotic depression
* Racing thoughts
* Reduced affect display

Diagnosis|

* Bipolar Spectrum Diagnostic Scale
* Child Mania Rating Scale
* General Behavior Inventory
* Hypomania Checklist
* Mood Disorder Questionnaire
* Rating scales for depression
* Young Mania Rating Scale

Treatment|

| Anticonvulsants|

* Carbamazepine
* Lamotrigine
* Oxcarbazepine
* Valproate
* Sodium valproate
* Valproate semisodium

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Sympathomimetics,
SSRIs and similar|

* Bupropion
* Dextroamphetamine
* Escitalopram
* Fluoxetine
* Methylphenidate
* Sertraline

Other mood stabilizers|

* Antipsychotics
* Atypical antipsychotics
* Lithium
* Lithium carbonate
* Lithium citrate
* Lithium sulfate
* Lithium toxicity

Non-pharmaceutical|

* Clinical psychology
* Cognitive behavioral therapy
* Dialectical behavior therapy
* Electroconvulsive therapy
* Involuntary commitment
* Light therapy
* Psychotherapy
* Transcranial magnetic stimulation

History|

* Emil Kraepelin
* Frederick K. Goodwin
* John Cade
* Karl Leonhard
* Kay Redfield Jamison
* Mogens Schou

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