The "poetical activity" of emily dickinson: A further test of the hypothesis that affective disorders foster creativity

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 173-185

  Ramey, Christopher H ^a   Weisberg, Robert W ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5644246564     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326934crj1602&3_3     Document Type: Review

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