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A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness

S. Nassir Ghaemi
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In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts University Medical Center, draws from the careers and personal plights of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, and others from the past two centuries to build an argument that the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders- realism, empathy, resilience, and creativity-also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. By combining analysis of the historical evidence with the latest psychiatric research, Ghaemi demonstrates how he thinks these qualities have produced brilliant leadership under the toughest circumstances.individuals and society at large-however high the price for those who endure these illnesses.
Format:
Pages:
340 pages
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Publisher:
Edition:
1
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1594202958
ISBN13:
9781594202957
kindle Asin:
B004IYIUN8

A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness

S. Nassir Ghaemi
3.73/5 (3503 ratings)
Read Download
In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts University Medical Center, draws from the careers and personal plights of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, and others from the past two centuries to build an argument that the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders- realism, empathy, resilience, and creativity-also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. By combining analysis of the historical evidence with the latest psychiatric research, Ghaemi demonstrates how he thinks these qualities have produced brilliant leadership under the toughest circumstances.individuals and society at large-however high the price for those who endure these illnesses.
Format:
Pages:
340 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
1
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1594202958
ISBN13:
9781594202957
kindle Asin:
B004IYIUN8

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