Bipolar Expeditions

Author: Emily Martin
Edition:
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0691141061

Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture

Manic behavior holds an undeniable fascination in American culture today.
author emily martin format paperback language english publication year 19 01 2009 subject social sciences subject 2 social studies general themonsterbookshop co uk in titles description add my store to your favorites and receive my email newsletters about new items and special promotions general interest bipolar expeditions mania and depression in american culture item details title bipolar expeditions mania and depression in american culture author s emily martin publisher princeton university
It fuels the plots of best-selling novels and the imagery of MTV videos, is acknowledged as the driving force for successful entrepreneurs like Ted Turner, and is celebrated as the source of the creativity of artists like Vincent Van Gogh and movie stars like Robin Williams. Bipolar Expeditions seeks to understand mania's appeal and how it weighs on the lives of Americans diagnosed with manic depression. Anthropologist Emily Martin guides us into the fascinating and sometimes disturbing worlds of mental-health support groups, mood charts, psychiatric rounds, the pharmaceutical industry, and psychotropic drugs. Charting how these worlds intersect with the wider pop

Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture

Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture - Emily Martin

Manic behavior holds an undeniable fascination in American culture today. It fuels the plots of best-selling novels and the imagery of MTV videos, is acknowledged as the driving force for successful entrepreneurs like Ted Turner, and is celebrated as the source of the creativity of artists like Vincent Van Gogh and movie stars like Robin Williams. Bipolar Expeditions seeks to understand mania's appeal and how it weighs on the lives of Americans diagnosed with manic depression. Anthropologist Emily Martin guides us into the fascinating and sometimes disturbing worlds of mental-health support gr