Creativity and mental disorder

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2012 English Publisher:Royal College of PsychiatristsJournal:British Journal of Psychiatry, volume 200, pages 347-347 (issn: 0007-1250, eissn: 1472-1465,

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Authors: George, Kirov; Geoffrey, Miller;

doi: 10.1192/bjp.200.4.347a

pmid: 22474240

Creativity and mental disorder

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Abstract

Kyaga et al [1][1] have produced an excellent analysis based on the Swedish registers, which finds an increased rate of creativity in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and their relatives. This lends support to the model for a correlation between schizophrenia, creativity and fitness

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Keywords

Creativity, Male, Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Humans, Female, Registries, Occupations

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