Creativity and psychiatric Illness: The search for a missing link - An historical context for current research

Psychopathology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 136-144

  Thys, E ^a,b   Sabbe, B ^c,d   De Hert, M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b PSC St Alexius Elsene   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d Psychiatric Centre St Norbertushuis   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Art; Creativity; History; Psychiatric illness; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ART; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CREATIVITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYSTHYMIA; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

ART; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CREATIVITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84876816529     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339458     Document Type: Review

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