It is elusive in nature and defies medical definitions.
Artists have a reputation for being moody and melodramatic for a reason.
And there are as many different ways of being an artist as there are dead-ends in the search for answers within the world of mental illness. Ms. Hochman did a terrific job of presenting every medical idea as to what may have been plaguing van Gogh. I wasn't planning to go to the museum for this exhibit, but that's changed now that I've benefited from your article. My mother and father, who moved to Hermitage Street 38 years ago, bristled a bit at his description of the neighborhood as being in the less-gentrified part of town. For my part, I loved it.