Can the memory of Lincoln still unite a nation? Mary, though often vivacious, suffered from mental illness, possibly bipolar disorder, and would sometimes embarrass him with her outbursts. But he was a good raconteur, he enjoyed a joke, using humour to ease conflict and cement friendships, and he … Read more on Scotsman Addiction not a disease When pseudo-scientific busy bodies called psychiatrists decided that certain behaviours, now termed addictions, were the result of incurable brain diseases, which needed urgent medical treatment – for the rest of the patient's life. However, even today … Read more on Stuff.co.nz Read more... ...