Dimensions Of Health & Wellness: ‘Bipolar Advantage’ Of Intellectual Creativity
Intellectual wellness involves lifelong learning, application of knowledge learned, and sharing knowledge.1 In this interview, Dara Sanandaji discusses how his lived experience with Bipolar I disorder serves as an asset to fueling creative thinking and to pass along wisdom through the expression of some of the intellectual dimensions of wellness.
1 Swarbrick, P., & Yudof, J. (2015). Wellness in Eight Dimensions. New Jersey: Collaborative Support Programs of NJ, Inc.
Dara Sanandaji
Author, Filmmaker, Consultant, Humanist Golder Rule Media, LLC; Golden Rule Solutions, LLC
Rachel Self, PhD, MS (OPDC)
Medical Science Director, Neuroscience Field Medical Affairs
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Dimensions Of Health & Wellness: Intellectual Wellness
Dara Sanandaji is a paid consultant of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Rachel Self, PhD, MS is a paid employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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