Hypermanic Traits behind a Byzantine Princess's Creativity

Journal of Medical Biography

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Diamandopoulos, A A ^a   Vlachos, I O ^a   Marketos, S G ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Byzantine paganism; Dioscorides Codex Vindobonensis; hyperactivity and madness; Juliana Anicia

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CREATIVITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE EAST; PUBLIC FIGURE; RELIGION;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BYZANTIUM; CREATIVENESS; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PORTRAITS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0032214305     PISSN: 09677720     EISSN: 17581087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096777209800600408     Document Type: Article

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