Did Mary Todd Lincoln have BPD or bipolar disorder?
Some historians believe Mary Lincoln had tabes dorsalis (syphilitic myelopathy) in her later years. Others say she suffered from a bad case of narcissism. Today, she might qualify for a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. If she was living with bipolar disorder, considering the chaos those symptoms can cause, she did very well for herself.
– Excerpt from Washington Times article. Read the entire article.