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Throughout his childhood Vincent was never an outgoing or active child, which worried his parents. They sent him away to school in hopes of a change in his attitude toward society and his peers, but while away Vincent only secluded himself more. By the age of 27 Vincent had been an art dealer at his uncle’s art gallery, a tutor, theological student,
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Van Gogh’s symptoms consisted of depressed mood, feelings of worthlessness, and thoughts of suicide. Then sadly in July of 1890 he shot himself in the chest and bleed to death with his brother by his side. He then entered a mental asylum in Arles. and a missionary type to the poor, all of which he ultimately failed. After the two had a fight Vincent threatened Paul with a razor, then preceded to cut of his own ear. These unsuccessful attempts at a career did not have a pleasant effect on the artist. The remainder of his life Vincent was in and out of confinement, fighting mental illness.
Vincent suffered his first episode in 1888 while living with fellow artist and friend Paul Gauguin.
After reading about Van Gogh, and classifying all of his symptoms I came to the conclusion that he suffered from a severe major depressive disorder.
It is extremely sad that there was not much known about mood disorders during this time period, and many people suffered from them. But as I continued to read more and more about his life it did not seem as though he had many manic, or hypomanic episodes.
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