Of course, most of you already knew this... at least about me any way... But this is an interesting article. It seems the fine line between creative genius and full on Bat Crap Crazy is very very thin...
Creative People Are Literally Crazy
Is anyone shocked by new research which shows that people in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population?
According to researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden who read a ton of Sylvia Plath — just kidding, their massive study is actually the most comprehensive ever in its field — writers are particularly likely to be schizophrenic. Bipolar disorder is "more prevalent in the entire group of people with artistic or scientific professions, such as dancers, researchers, photographers and authors."
"If one takes the view that certain phenomena associated with the patient's illness are beneficial, it opens the way for a new approach to treatment," said researcher Simon Kyaga. "In that case, the doctor and patient must come to an agreement on what is to be treated, and at what cost. In psychiatry and medicine generally there has been a tradition to see the disease in black-and-white terms and to endeavour to treat the patient by removing everything regarded as morbid."
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