Did King George III Have Bipolar Disorder?

In 2015, more than 350,000 previously unpublished letters and documents from King George III's 60-year reign were made public by the Royal Archives, revealing new insights the mental state of the longest-lived and longest-reigning male monarch in British history.
Psychiatrist Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona unpacks the timeline of George III's life chart, highlights his most significant episodes of mania, depression, and psychosis, discusses the 1994 film "The Madness of King George", and explores the question of whether King George III lived with bipolar disorder.
Watch the full talkBD episode on the History of Bipolar Disorder: An Untold Story with Dr. Manuel Sanchez de Carmona: • The History of Bipolar... / bipolarhistory.com
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Dr. Manuel Sánchez de Carmona is a member of the ISBD Board of Directors and works as an associate professor of Clinical Psychiatry for the Anahuac University in Mexico City, Mexico. He began his involvement with ISBD in 2008 as the founder of the ISBD Mexican Chapter and since then in key leadership roles: first as ISBD Secretary Treasurer and then as ISBD President, serving for two consecutive terms from March 2014 to December 2017. He was able to actively promote the Society and generate local chapters in several countries of Latin America, Asia, and Europe. He is passionate about providing education on bipolar disorders and using the Society as a game-changer in public mental health services. Since World Bipolar Day’s inception, he has been involved in its global promotion and making connections with experts with the lived experience to generate community awareness and fight stigma. Dr. Sanchez de Carmona has more than 30 years of clinical experience treating mood disorders and is interested in diagnosis, early detection, and providing quality of life to patients.
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Fascinating!
Bipolar shows no predjudice when it comes to affecting all of us. Money, color, status, etc.

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It was not Bipolar Disorder, it was Porphyria.

[@waterzipper]

Wasn't Theodore Roosevelt bipolar?