The relationship between creativity and mental disorder in an African setting

Mens Sana Monographs

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 225-237

  Olugbile, O ^a   Zachariah, M P ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Creativity; Cultural beliefs; Mental illness; Personality; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955087839     PISSN: 09731229     EISSN: 19984014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1229.77439     Document Type: Article

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