Mackay, like other popular accounts of tulip bulb pricing in Holland during the
1634–36 period, refers to the word “mania” when describing that episode. It is
well-worth noting that mania is a kind of insanity characterized by great excite-
ment, extremes of joy or rage, and uncontrolled and often violent activity.
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Sometimes referred to as a “bipolar disorder,” mania is a serious mental illness in
which a person alternates between periods of severe depression and periods of
intense joy. The illness is also called manic-depressive illness or manic depres-
sion. Approximately 3 million people in the United ...
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