A First Rate Madness

• Author : Nassir Ghaemi
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release : 04 August 2011

The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering

• Author : PenZen Summaries
• Publisher : by Mocktime Publication
• Release : 29 November 2022

The summary of A First-Rate Madness – Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of In the book "A First-Rate Madness" , the author makes the case that some of the most influential people in the history of the world have been able to succeed at such a

• Author : S. Nassir Ghaemi
• Publisher : Penguin Press HC
• Release : 07 June 2023

An investigation into the theorized correlation between mental illness and successful leadership reveals the disorders of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., explaining how their struggles with psychological symptoms enabled them to empathize, recognize threats and respond appropriately during times of crisis. 25,000 first printing.

• Author : Acesprint
• Publisher : Independently Published
• Release : 26 August 2021

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• Author : Thomas S. Kuhn
• Publisher : Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers
• Release : 07 June 1970

• Author : S. Nassir Ghaemi
• Publisher : JHU Press
• Release : 01 December 2004

Because most psychiatric illnesses are complex phenomena, no single method or approach is sufficient to explain them or the experiences of persons who suffer from them. In The Concepts of Psychiatry S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D. argues that the discipline of psychiatry can therefore be understood best from a pluralistic perspective. Grounding his approach in the works of Paul McHugh, Phillip Slavney, Leston Havens, and others, Ghaemi incorporates a more explicitly philosophical discussion of the strengths of a pluralistic model

• Author : S. Nassir Ghaemi
• Publisher : JHU Press
• Release : 01 July 2013

He has seen great achievements arise from great suffering and feels that understanding depression can provide important insights into happiness.

• Author : Joseph Peak
• Publisher : Lennex
• Release : 01 April 2013

In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness." Don't say we didn't warn you: these reviews are known to shock with their unconventionality or intimacy. Some may be startled by their biting sincerity; others may be spellbound by their unbridled flights of fantasy. Don't buy this book if: 1. You don't have nerves of steel. 2. You

• Author : William J. Macauley,Leslie R. Anglesey,Brady Edwards,Kathryn M. Lambrecht,Phillip Lovas
• Publisher : University Press of Colorado
• Release : 01 July 2021

Standing at the Threshold articulates identity and role dissonances experienced by composition and rhetoric teaching assistants and reimagines the TAship within a larger professional development process. Current researchers and scholars have not fully explored the liminality of the profession’s traditional path to credentialing. This collection reconsiders these positions and their contributions to academic careers. These authors enrich the TA experience by supporting agency and self-efficacy, encouraging TAs to take active roles in understanding their positions and making the most

• Author : S. Nassir Ghaemi
• Publisher : JHU Press
• Release : 07 June 2023

Developed in the twentieth century as an outgrowth of psychosomatic medicine, the biopsychosocial model is seen as an antidote to the constraints of the medical model of psychiatry. Nassir Ghaemi details the origins and evolution of the BPS model and explains how, where, and why it fails to live up to its promises. He analyzes the works of its founders, George Engel and Roy Grinker Sr., traces its rise in acceptance, and discusses its relation to the thought of William

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1993

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1886

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1994

• Author : Friedrich Köhler
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1886

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 07 June 1875