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\nWhat's in a Label? The Struggle to Define Mental Illness\n

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\nHow do we distinguish mental illness from genius or eccentricity? How do we define a disease whose symptoms can masquerade as personality quirks? Kay Redfield Jamison, a clinical psychologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of...\nHow do we distinguish mental illness from genius or eccentricity? How do we define a disease whose symptoms can masquerade as personality quirks? Kay Redfield Jamison, a clinical psychologist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who has written extensively about her personal struggles with bipolar disorder, believes that romantic notions of mental illness can obscure a dangerous reality. For her, mental illness is by definition disruptive and painful. \"Illness is illness,\" she says. James Fallon, a neuroscientist at the University of California at Irvine, who also suffers from bipolar disorder, takes a more sanguine view. \"If you looked through the manuals, you'd medicalize me into someone who was a basket case, but instead I'm successful and happy,\" Fallon says. \"On the other end of it, a lot these traits can be very good and creative things.\" Here, Jamison and Fallon join Elyn Saks, a professor of law, psychology, and psychiatry at University of Southern California Gould Law School, as they discuss evolving definitions of mental illness from both personal and professional vantage points. Watch the Full Program Here Original Program Date: May 31, 2012 The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF. Visit our Website Like us on Facebook Follow us on twitter\n
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2014
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