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49% of US Presidents Suffered Mental Illness in Duke Study
from freerepublic.com
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From The Chronicle -- It is mentioned that depression can be associated with artistic success. Almost half of all American presidents suffered from a mental illness at some point in their life, many from depression.
“ "A fairly high number of people have mental disease at some level, so it would be surprising if presidents didn't," said John Aldrich, professor of political science. "Certain things, like depression, are associated with artistic accomplishment." ”
