Bipolar Quote by Gordon Parker

Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and…

— Adam Ant

When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions…

— Siri Hustvedt

Manic depressive is a disease.

— Debbie Reynolds

Manic depressive people often have incredible energy and a slightly skewed, but nonetheless valid, way of looking at things.

— Kathryn Lasky

I think the science around mental illness is always evolving. There's always new kinds of thinking.

— Marti Noxon

“Psychiatric diagnoses are getting closer and closer to the boundary of normal,” said Allen Frances. “That boundary is very populous. The most crowded boundary…

— Jon Ronson

Perception plays a vital role in the diagnosis of bipolar illness. Symptoms are perceived through the categories of psychiatric medicine at a given moment…

— Siri Hustvedt

“Bipolar disorder can be disruptive and confidence sapping at times, but it does not mean life should grind to a halt.”

— Jerry Kennard

I learned that I suffered from bipolar II disorder, a less serious variant of bipolar I, which was once known as manic depression. The…

— Ayelet Waldman

I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“Retrospective epidemiological studies report that 20% of the general population qualifies for a current psychiatric diagnosis and 50% for a lifetime one.4 Prospective epidemiological…

— Allen Frances

Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to…

— Kay Redfield Jamison