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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 exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders also make for the best leaders in times of crisis.

Scientific, humanistic, not the conventional wisdom. This podcast, hosted by Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, explains psychiatry in an independent manner. It is medical - it takes disease and biology seriously; and it is humanistic - it takes persons, and human experiences seriously. It is not the status quo. The podcast can be supplemented by subscribing to The Psychiatry Letter website (www.psychiatryletter.com), which has extensive educational materials. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nassir-ghaemi/support ghaemi.substack.com