Creativity, the Arts, and Madness
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Maureen Neihart
Maureen Neihart, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical child psychologist with more than twenty years’ experience counseling gifted children and their families. She is co-editor of the book The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What do We Know?
By Maureen Neihart
Published on 11/13/2007
A brief,
historical review of the alleged association between creativity and
madness is followed by highlights from recent research in psychiatry
and clinical psychology that address this relationship. The
precise nature of this link is explored from the perspectives of
several disciplines, and implications for the creative process in
gifted education are discussed.
A brief,
historical review of the alleged association between creativity and
madness is followed by highlights from recent research in psychiatry
and clinical psychology that address this relationship. The
precise nature of this link is explored from the perspectives of
several disciplines, and implications for the creative process in
gifted education are discussed.