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On the Manic Mood is an early clinical case study of Jung (Original German title: Über hysterisches Verlesen). This edition contains a new 2023 translation from the original German manuscript with an Afterword by the Translator, a philosophic index of Jung's terminology and a timeline of his life and works.
Here, Jung explores the mood disturbances characteristic of manic states, contributing to the early understanding of bipolar disorder, which was then often referred to as manic depression. He presents a comprehensive study of the clinical manifestation of what the author describes as "manic mood," a condition associated with psychopathic inferiority and characterized by submanic symptoms that often date back to adolescence. The text outlines several case studies, detailing the patients' hereditary factors, early life, and course of illness. Key symptoms identified include emotional instability, flight of ideas, distractibility, excessive busyness, and a cheerful mood, often mixed with other psychopathic traits.
About the author
A massively influential Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Jung founded the field of analytical psychology and built the modern concepts of Therapy. His concepts of the collective unconscious and archetypes were influential in understanding human psychology. Jung’s theories on personality, including the notions of introversion and extraversion, have left a lasting mark on psychology and psychotherapy to this day.
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