Bipolar Expeditions : Mania and Depression in American Culture /

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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 Vinc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Martin, Emily
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Medical anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain)
ethnology.
social anthropology.
Ethnologie.
Troubles bipolaires > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Ethnology
Anthropology, Cultural
Bipolar Disorder
Ethnology.
Medical anthropology > United States.
Manic-depressive illness > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
United States
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Originally published: 2007.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (400 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400829590

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