London, February 4 -- Aristotle’s claim, "there is no great genius without a mixture of madness" may after all have some element of truth in it.
For decades, researchers have suspected that genius, and insanity are entwined but the scientific evidence for a connection has been weak-until now.
Psychiatrists exploring the relationship between intelligence, and bipolar disorder found that high achievers are far more likely to suffer from maniac depression than the less intelligent.
Dr James MacCabe, of King's College London, author of the study stated, "We found that achieving an A-grade is associated with increased risk for bipolar disorder, particularly in humanities and, to a lesser extent, in science subjects.
