which seemed to confirm historical observations that there is indeed a substantially higher prevalence of certain mental disorders among highly intelligent and/or exceptionally creative individuals than in the general population.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/bipolar.clinic/news/Interestingly enough, at least two of the perhaps 10 or so individual's I've known who would validly test in the 150+ range are demonstrably bipolar. One is an adjunct professor at PSU who was one of Admiral Rickover's top aides when in his 30's (he was brought on board to try to deal with McNamara's 'whizkids').
He was a nuclear physicist at the time- until he began to suffer from moral dilemmas (like brought on the the onset of bipolar symptoms- which tend to expand emotional range). The man speaks 3 languages (that I know of) is a serious computer programmer and can trade literary quotes and pick up on allusions like no one I've ever seen.
When you sit in one of his classes, you're pretty much in awe of the connections he makes- especially when his thoughts are racing.
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