Alice W. Flaherty
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Alice W. Flaherty is a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of neurology and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has written and spoken publicly about her own experience with bipolar disorder. [4]
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Flaherty is a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she directs the Movement Disorders Fellowship. She is also an associate professor of neurology and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical and research work includes movement and mood disorders and the brain systems involved in behavioural and creative drive. [4]
She is the author of The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer’s Block, and the Creative Brain and The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology. [4]
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STATAlice Flaherty A detailed profile covering Flaherty's bipolar diagnosis, mania, depression, hospitalization and medical work.
article or webpageBoston Magazine“Top Docs Q&A: Alice Flaherty” Flaherty discusses hypergraphia, neurology, creativity and mental-health advocacy.
interviewPsychology Today“Mesearch” Describes Flaherty's bipolar disorder, hypergraphia, mood stabilizer use and later mood changes.
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Massachusetts General HospitalAlice Flaherty Provides current academic positions, clinical work, research interests and books.
article or webpageThe Boston GlobeAlice Flaherty Covers her bipolar diagnosis, medication and professional career.
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