The "God of the Dance": Treating Nijinsky's Manic Excitement and Catatonia
Abstract
Tragically, as we have seen, very little of what is considered optimal psychiatric care was available when Nijinsky became mentally ill. Not only was he treated in ways that nowadays would be considered undesirable, but there was little if any attempt to deal with his disturbed personality and his troubled marriage. Endeavors to rehabilitate him failed, and over time his condition grew much worse. Worse yet, manifestations of schizophrenia at times clearly overshadowed the earlier affective disorder.
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