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Some famous people who had manic depression are:
-Beethoven is mentioned as possibly bipolar
-Nixon was probably manic-depressive,
-Robert Downey, Jr., actor
-Ted Turner, founder of CNN
-Hans Christian Andersen
-Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
-Charles Dickens
-Peter Tchaikovsky
-Kurt Cobain, musician (Nirvana) (S 1994)
-George Frederic Handel
-Vincent van Gogh (H, S) -
-Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister |
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Summary Notes: -Depression is the most easily treated of all mental illnesses.
-Two types of medication are preventive and treatment, and the most commonly perscribed ones are lithium and prozac (respectivly).
-Mania during manic depression is a euphoric "high" state. However, it is possible to have a mixed depressive-euphoric state, and it is quite possible for it to be dangerous.
-Depression can be heridatary. A child with one parent who has bipolar has a risk 15-30% higher, and with both parents a 50-75% chance.
-Depression is PREVENTABLE! Think optimistically! |
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