Mental illness in entrepreneurs by the numbers...
  • 2X more likely to suffer from depression
  • 6X more likely to suffer from ADHD
  • 3X more likely to suffer from substance abuse
  • 10X more likely to suffer from bi-polar disorder
  • 2X more likely to have psychiatric hospitalization
  • 2X more likely to have suicidal thoughts

Entrepreneurship Research
 
Our team of entrepreneurship researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco recently completed a study of the personality, mood, and human factors that are common among entrepreneurs. Our findings are presented in the report entitled Are Entrepreneurs Touched with Fire?", which you may download below.

 Are Entrepreneurs Touched with Fire? (summary)
 
 Are Entrepreneurs Touched with Fire? (pre-publication manuscript)
 
Sincerely,

Michael A. Freeman, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, U.C. San Francisco School of Medicine

Sheri Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, U.C. Berkeley

Paige Staudenmaier
Research Assistant, UC Berkeley


https://michaelafreemanmd.com/Research.html