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product_id: 1702425
title: "Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament"
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# Insights on manic-depressive highs & lows Explores creativity & bipolar link Definitive psychological study Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

**Price:** AED 74
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## Summary

> 🎭 Where brilliance meets the beautiful chaos of the mind

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- **What is this?** Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
- **How much does it cost?** AED 74 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **In-Depth Case Studies:** Profiles legendary artists like Van Gogh & Woolf with clinical precision
- • **Award-Winning Bestseller:** Highly rated with 770+ reviews, a must-read for creatives & professionals
- • **Balanced Perspective on Treatment:** Discusses the tension between medication and creative expression
- • **Creative Genius Meets Mental Health:** Explores how mood disorders fuel extraordinary artistic output
- • **Groundbreaking Psychological Insight:** Unveils the biological roots of manic-depression in artists

## Overview

Touched with Fire is Kay Redfield Jamison’s acclaimed exploration of the complex relationship between manic-depressive illness and artistic creativity. Combining rigorous clinical research with vivid biographies of iconic artists, this bestseller reveals how bipolar disorder can both inspire and challenge creative minds. Essential reading for anyone intrigued by psychology, art, and the human condition.

## Description

The definitive work on the profound and surprising links between manic-depression and creativity, from the bestselling psychologist of bipolar disorders who wrote An Unquiet Mind . One of the foremost psychologists in America, “Kay Jamison is plainly among the few who have a profound understanding of the relationship that exists between art and madness” (William Styron). The anguished and volatile intensity associated with the artistic temperament was once thought to be a symptom of genius or eccentricity peculiar to artists, writers, and musicians. Her work, based on her study as a clinical psychologist and researcher in mood disorders, reveals that many artists subject to exalted highs and despairing lows were in fact engaged in a struggle with clinically identifiable manic-depressive illness. Jamison presents proof of the biological foundations of this disease and applies what is known about the illness to the lives and works of some of the world's greatest artists including Lord Byron, Vincent Van Gogh, and Virginia Woolf.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #135,211 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #61 in Coping with Bipolar Disorder #95 in Social Services & Welfare (Books) #102 in Behavioral Psychology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 771 Reviews |

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- Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
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*Last updated: 2026-10-29*