Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders are the most common...
of the affective disorders and appear in all cultures. They are among the most responsive to treatment. Winston Churchill, writer Edgar Allen Poe and artist Vincent van Gogh likely suffered from them. Research shows many people with such disorders are bright and creative. Other famous people include:

• Abraham Lincoln
• Barbara Bush
• Patty Duke
• Kristy McNichol
• Beethoven
• Brian Wilson
• Gordon Sumner
• Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
• Charles Dickens
• Kay Redfield Jamison
• Jimmy Piersall
• Alonzo Spellman
• Kate Millett
• Tim Burton
• Terry Bradshaw
• Jane Pauley
• Robin Williams
• Margot Kidder