ABSTRACT
The catalogue of deficits and dysfunction described in this volume might suggest that someone with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder – like myself – has little constructive to contribute. It would be easy to dismiss my analysis as nothing other than a manifestation of my psychopathology. However, before doing this, it is perhaps worth remembering that I am also a senior provider of mental health services – a consultant clinical psychologist and clinical director – who has written over 150 papers and four books. One might ask whether this is possible in the presence of the cognitive deficits and dysfunctions that have been described.
