{"id":105341,"date":"2020-11-04T23:41:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/van-goghs-delirium-caused-by-alcohol-withdrawal-not-syphilis-study\/"},"modified":"2020-11-04T23:41:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:41:46","slug":"van-goghs-delirium-caused-by-alcohol-withdrawal-not-syphilis-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/van-goghs-delirium-caused-by-alcohol-withdrawal-not-syphilis-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Van Gogh’s delirium caused by alcohol withdrawal, not syphilis: study"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Van Gogh’s delirium caused by alcohol withdrawal, not syphilis: study<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n His body wanted a drink so bad, it cost him his ear.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0article<\/a> published in the International Journal of Bipolar Disorders on Monday puts forward the theory that Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh\u2019s poor mental health and eventual suicide were likely caused not by syphilis or schizophrenia \u2014 previously proposed explanations \u2014 but alcohol withdrawal paired with malnutrition.<\/p>\n

To reach this conclusion, the study\u2019s authors, based in the Netherlands, analyzed 902 letters from van Gogh\u2019s correspondence \u2014 mostly with his brother Theo \u2014 about \u201cwhat he was experiencing in his life, including his mental problems.\u201d They also worked closely with three art historians who are experts on van Gogh.<\/p>\n

Based on their research, the study authors created a timeline of van Gogh\u2019s declining health in his tortured but prolific final years, and explained how his delirium became so extreme. In the four years leading up to him fatally shooting himself in 1890, they charted, van Gogh became an alcoholic, imbibing massive amounts of wine and absinthe, while also eating and sleeping poorly \u2014 before abruptly going sober. This, they concluded, likely led to him becoming psychotic and famously cutting off his left ear and gifting it to a woman in a brothel. \u201c[The] ear incident,\u201d the researchers write, \u201cwas actually alcohol-withdrawal delirium.\u201d<\/p>\n

The alcohol withdrawal and poor lifestyle were also paired with numerous underlying mental health issues van Gogh is suspected of having for most of his life. \u201cSince young adulthood, he likely developed a (probably bipolar) mood disorder in combination with (traits of) a borderline personality disorder,\u201d the authors wrote.<\/p>\n

That van Gogh was able to create even during the most difficult periods of his life is a testament to his artistic tenacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite all these problems which contributed to his illnesses, we however also would like to stress that van Gogh was not only a great and very influential painter but also an intelligent man with an enormous willpower, resilience and perseverance,\u201d the authors write. \u201cHe must have had a strong constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cStarry Night,\u201d June 1889. Oil on canvas. Located in the Museum of Modern Art, New York<\/span>Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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