Analyst and author Ann Belford Ulanov draws on her years of clinical work and reflection to make the point that madness and creativity share a kinship, an insight that shakes both analysand and analyst to the core, reminding us as it does that the suffering places of the human psyche are inextricably-and, often inexplicably-related to the fountains of creativity, service, and even genius.

Madness -- Personal madness -- Collective madness -- Creativity -- Compelling complex -- Creative return.