diagnosing manic-depression

(inquire-mind) said:

Is is true that highly intelligent people ususlly suffer
form manic depression? Of course this comes from someone
(an MD who is not board certified and who practices workers
comp) who seems to be finding ways to discredit this other
person, a relative whom is considered very intelligent by
the extended family.

Note that the MD is not the person's primary care doctor,
i.e there was no proper analysis for the MD to make such a
statement. Isn't it equivalent to slander?

I do not know of any correlation between manic-depression
and "intelligence". All kids of people can be afflicted. It
is, however, genetic, and tends to follow families.

Best,

Bob

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inquire-mind <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Is is true that highly intelligent people ususlly suffer
: form manic depression? Of course this comes from someone
: (an MD who is not board certified and who practices
: workers comp) who seems to be finding ways to discredit
: this other person, a relative whom is considered very
: intelligent by the extended family.

That's a stereotype. I've met several less than intelligent
folks with the Dx in my short career, already.

Bipolar does tend to occur in higher SES groups, but i don't
believe it is affiliated with IQ.

: Note that the MD is not the person's primary care doctor,
: i.e there was no proper analysis for the MD to make such a
: statement. Isn't it equivalent to slander?

It's inaccurate, and worse yet, a generalization.

Emma

M. D. said:

(inquire-mind) said:

Is is true that highly intelligent people ususlly suffer
form manic depression? Of course this comes from someone
(an MD who is not board certified and who practices
workers comp) who seems to be finding ways to discredit
this other person, a relative whom is considered very
intelligent by the extended family.

Note that the MD is not the person's primary care doctor,
i.e there was no proper analysis for the MD to make such a
statement. Isn't it equivalent to slander?

I do not know of any correlation between manic-depression
and "intelligence". All kids of people can be afflicted. It
is, however, genetic, and tends to follow families.

While I would agree that there is no known correlation
between bipolar disorder and intelligence, I also think it
is highly likely that the original poster misinterpreted
what the physician said.

PF

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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 12:03:28 -0800, "Robert A. Fink, M.

D. said:

(inquire-mind) said:

Is is true that highly intelligent people ususlly suffer
form manic depression? Of course this comes from someone
(an MD who is not board certified and who practices
workers comp) who seems to be finding ways to discredit
this other person, a relative whom is considered very
intelligent by the extended family.

Note that the MD is not the person's primary care
doctor, i.e there was no proper analysis for the MD to
make such a statement. Isn't it equivalent to slander?

I do not know of any correlation between manic-depression
and "intelligence". All kids of people can be afflicted.
It is, however, genetic, and tends to follow families.

While I would agree that there is no known correlation
between bipolar disorder and intelligence, I also think it
is highly likely that the original poster misinterpreted
what the physician said.

PF

No, I didn't misinterpret. The physician I was referring to
is my sister.

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[email hidden] (PF Riley) wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 12:03:28 -0800, "Robert A. Fink, M.

D. said:

[email hidden] (inquire-mind) wrote:

>Is is true that highly intelligent people ususlly
>suffer form manic depression? Of course this comes
>from someone (an MD who is not board certified and who
>practices workers comp) who seems to be finding ways
>to discredit this other person, a relative whom is
>considered very intelligent by the extended family.
>
>Note that the MD is not the person's primary care
>doctor, i.e there was no proper analysis for the MD to
>make such a statement. Isn't it equivalent to slander?

I do not know of any correlation between manic-
depression and "intelligence". All kids of people can
be afflicted. It is, however, genetic, and tends to
follow families.

While I would agree that there is no known correlation
between bipolar disorder and intelligence, I also think
it is highly likely that the original poster
misinterpreted what the physician said.

PF

No, I didn't misinterpret. The physician I was referring
to is my sister.

It seems that the lady to whom this physician made a
suggestive implication about the relative, possibly having a
manic-depression, may be going overboard with the
information. Not that the physician is innocent as she had
blatantly told some relatives about that. If she keeps upw
ith it, I might jsut help that reliative to sue my sister
for slander since as a physician, she should know better not
to have such a big mouth, especially when she is not even
her physician.