Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Is there a link between creativity and mental illness
Member rating: No Rating | Words: 1500 | Submitted: Sat Apr 19 2008
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Name: John A Zahradnick III Tutor: Yulia Kovas Course: PS52002A Date: 7th of March 2008 VISITING STUDENT Is there a link between creativity and mental illness? The link between creativity and mental illness has been under scrutiny for hundreds of years. Many early scholars have referenced the possibility of a link. Schizophrenia, mood disorders, personality and substance abuse disorders have seen the most research on the link between creativity and mental illness. There has been no rock solid base of evidence to support a clear link. However there has been enough evidence to suggest that more research needs to be done on mood, personality and substance abuse disorders. While researchers are still very interested in the link between schizophrenia and creativity there has been little evidence to suggest that there is a significant link. Personality and mood disorders appear to have seen the highest amount of correlation between creativity and mental illness. There is still...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,348 others
