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King Lear has never been one of my favorite Shakespeare offerings. And as far as mental illness goes, I prefer Hamlet because you get two for the price of one--Hamlet and Ophelia (pictured here, in a beautiful painting by Millais. I've been waiting for an excuse to use this image).
Thanks to Masale.Wallah for the below link. I love it when shrinks get literary.
Diagnosing Lear
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.