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1. 1. A First Rate Madness

   Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness

   

   This provocative work argues that certain forms of mental illness—particularly manic-depressive (bipolar) conditions and episodes of melancholia—have sometimes contributed to extraordinary leadership by sharpening judgment, moral clarity, decisiveness and risk-taking. Through historical case studies, clinical evidence and critique of contemporary psychiatric tendencies to pathologize and overmedicate, the book suggests the link between mood disorders and effective public leadership has been underestimated and deserves a more nuanced appraisal. It urges recognition of both the costs and specific strengths that mental states can bring to high-stakes decision-making rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to diagnosis and treatment.

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