Douglas Eby is author of the site - Talent Development Resources - and a writer and researcher in the areas of gifted adults and the psychology of creativity and personal growth.
In her article Creativity, the Arts, and Madness,
Maureen Neihart, Psy.D. writes, “It appears that the potential for
creativity is enhanced by the cognitive changes that occur within some
mental states." Law professor Elyn Saks, John Forbes Nash, Jr., and writer Philip K. Dick all likely suffered from schizophrenia.