Between Eccentricity and...

Roland Atkinson: Like [psychologist David] Weeks (p. 137), we have found that the dividing line is not clear-cut, that is, between functional eccentrics and those who have a (history of ) mental disorder. Some of our artists demonstrate both. Their quirks not withstanding, settled, contented eccentrics should not be labeled as mentally ill in the absence of current distress or dysfunction. Mental disorders purported to cause or accompany eccentricity in at least some instances include cyclothymic and bipolar disorders, Asperger’s...
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