{"title":"The psychiatric profile of Vincent van Gogh: an analysis.","authors":"Kirsten E Abelskov, Mikkel Bogh","doi":"10.1080/13554794.2024.2424190","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores Vincent van Gogh's struggles with executive functions and his experiences with episodes of depression. In the final years of his life, Van Gogh encountered visual and auditory hallucinations, often lasting for few days. His correspondence reveals his concerns about the clarity of his mind during this period, suggesting the possibility of visual hallucinations influencing his artistic work. He mentioned the term \"delirium\" in his letters, indicating the presence of a brief psychotic episode. This study also considers the potential influence of factors like nutrition, tobacco, alcohol consumption, somatic diseases, and psychological distress on his susceptibility to delirium.</p>","PeriodicalId":49762,"journal":{"name":"Neurocase","volume":" ","pages":"149-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neurocase","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2024.2424190","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/11/21 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study explores Vincent van Gogh's struggles with executive functions and his experiences with episodes of depression. In the final years of his life, Van Gogh encountered visual and auditory hallucinations, often lasting for few days. His correspondence reveals his concerns about the clarity of his mind during this period, suggesting the possibility of visual hallucinations influencing his artistic work. He mentioned the term "delirium" in his letters, indicating the presence of a brief psychotic episode. This study also considers the potential influence of factors like nutrition, tobacco, alcohol consumption, somatic diseases, and psychological distress on his susceptibility to delirium.
期刊介绍:
Neurocase is a rapid response journal of case studies and innovative group studies in neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology that speak to the neural basis of cognition. Four types of manuscript are considered for publication: single case investigations that bear directly on issues of relevance to theoretical issues or brain-behavior relationships; group studies of subjects with brain dysfunction that address issues relevant to the understanding of human cognition; reviews of important topics in the domains of neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology; and brief reports (up to 2500 words) that replicate previous reports dealing with issues of considerable significance. Of particular interest are investigations that include precise anatomical localization of lesions or neural activity via imaging or other techniques, as well as studies of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, since these diseases are becoming more common as our population ages. Topic reviews are included in most issues.