{"title":"Journeying with a bipolar disorder: The quest plot.","authors":"Gordon Parker","doi":"10.1177/10398562241268261","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Many with a bipolar disorder embark on a quest, most commonly during elevated mood states, and sometimes driven by a prescient delusion. This essay draws a parallel with a prominent literary plot - the Quest.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Reference to the literary plot is made and an exemplar provided, being based on the personal stories of several patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Parallels between the literary model and the current vignette are emphasized.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Manic prescience can sometimes be more than a delusion. The Quest is both a literary plot and at times may underlie manic behaviours and even illustrate its symbolic value.</p>","PeriodicalId":8630,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11459860/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Australasian Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562241268261","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/30 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective: Many with a bipolar disorder embark on a quest, most commonly during elevated mood states, and sometimes driven by a prescient delusion. This essay draws a parallel with a prominent literary plot - the Quest.
Method: Reference to the literary plot is made and an exemplar provided, being based on the personal stories of several patients.
Results: Parallels between the literary model and the current vignette are emphasized.
Conclusion: Manic prescience can sometimes be more than a delusion. The Quest is both a literary plot and at times may underlie manic behaviours and even illustrate its symbolic value.
期刊介绍：
Australasian Psychiatry is the bi-monthly journal of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) that aims to promote the art of psychiatry and its maintenance of excellence in practice. The journal is peer-reviewed and accepts submissions, presented as original research; reviews; descriptions of innovative services; comments on policy, history, politics, economics, training, ethics and the Arts as they relate to mental health and mental health services; statements of opinion and letters. Book reviews are commissioned by the editor. A section of the journal provides information on RANZCP business and related matters.
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