Creativity and Mental Illness
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Does mental illness enhance creativity?Claudia Hammond, BBC Medical Myths, 02/25/2016
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Is There a Link between Creativity and Mental Illness?Philip Perry, Big Think, 7/25/2017
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My NerdCon Stories Talk about Mental Illness and CreativityJohn Green, Medium.com, 10/15/2016
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The Real Link Between Creativity and Mental IllnessScott Barry Kaufman, Scientific American, 10/3/2013
Visual Creative Expressions
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Art & Anxiety: How art can help alleviate anxietyBy Paintings in Hospitals, Thomas Walshaw, Google Arts and Culture
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Art and Images in PsychiatryA compilation of essays and art pieces exploring the role of the visual arts in representing truths about mental health, coping with illness, trauma and conflict, addressing social stigma, and enriching society's understanding of mental illness.
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Cute Cats and Psychedelia: The Tragic Life of Louis WainIllustration Chronicles
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Eight artworks inspired by mental health problemsFeature in The Guardian
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Exploring mental health through photographyBritish Journal of Photography, 1854, 05/18/2020
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Gardens, Mental Health and WellbeingBy Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, Google Arts and Culture
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Secret Gardens: Mental Health and Painting GardensBy Hospital Rooms, Google Arts and Culture
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View Creative Perspectives on Mental HealthA gallery of photography, art, videos, writing, and poetry on mental health subjects.
Musical Creative Expressions
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The Impact of Music Therapy on Mental HealthMolly Warren, NAMI Blog, 12/19/2016
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The use of Music Therapy in the treatment of Mental Illness and the enhancement of Societal WellbeingWang, Shentong, and Mark Agius. Psychiatria Danubina vol. 30,Suppl 7 (2018): 595-600.
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What Is Music Therapy?Cathy Wong, VeryWellMind.com, 7/14/2021
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‘We Can’t Have All Our Artists Die’: How the Music Industry Is Fighting the Mental-Health CrisisNicole Frehsee, Rolling Stone, 01/21/2020