title: Bipolar depression as the prelude to schizoaffective disorder.
abstract: Contending that the mind of a creative person is often characterized by thin boundaries between the ego and the unconscious, this paper proposes how, on the manic side of bipolar depression, a creative ego may temporarily make great strides in intellectuality and creativity. However, as this process proceeds, a creative ego may lose its boundaries with the unconscious, and a schizoaffective disorder may emerge.
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities, New York Institute of Technology, NY 10023.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldwert
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003405:Creativity; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013475:Superego; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology