Link between creativity and mental illness confirmed in large-scale Swedish study

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 10:02 in Psychology & Sociology

People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia, according to researchers whose large-scale Swedish registry study is the most comprehensive ever in its field.

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