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THE GIFT OF SATURN: CREATIVITY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Preti, Antonio (1996) THE GIFT OF SATURN: CREATIVITY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY.

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1. Introduction: the difficult definition of creativity 2. Genius and madness 3. A broken mind: schizophrenia and the artistic temperment 4. The circular insanity: manic-depressive illness and the bipolar disorders 5. Mood disorders and achievement 6. An open conclusion 7. Related articles 8. Web sites 9. Glossary

Item Type:Other
Keywords:creativity, language, art, creativeness, music, painting, writing, schizophrenia, depression, manic-depression, bipolar disorder, suicide, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, bulimia nervosa, mental illness, mental disorder, madness, psychopathology
Subjects:Psychology > Clinical Psychology
ID Code:2010
Deposited By: Preti, Antonio
Deposited On:10 Jan 2002
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:54

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