ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2021
An Updated Evaluation of the Dichotomous Link Between Creativity and Mental Health.
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- Navigating the Paradox of Creativity: Pathways to Fostering Talent and Innovation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of an open-label placebo on divergent thinking performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Perceptions of Somali American male young adults in Salt Lake City about social media marketing of e-cigarettes: a pilot study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Childhood trauma and malevolent creativity: the mediating role of positive psychological capital and gender differences.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Promoting the mental health and well-being of vulnerable youth through art: an ethnographic evaluation of an art-based intervention for rural Canadian youth.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Overlapping genetic influences between creativity and borderline personality symptoms in a large Dutch sample.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Creative pursuits for mental health and well-being.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Mental health dividends of creative pursuits.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Artmaking in Elementary School Art Therapy: Associations with Pre-Treatment Behavioral Problems and Therapy Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The theory of the mad genius, a popular cultural fixture for centuries, has received widespread attention in the behavioral sciences. Focusing on a longstanding debate over whether creativity and mental health are positively or negatively correlated, this study first summarized recent relevant studies and meta-analyses and then provided an updated evaluation of this correlation by describing a new and useful perspective for considering the relationship between creativity and mental health. Here, a modified version of the dual-pathway model of creativity was developed to explain the seemingly paradoxical relationship between creativity and mental health. This model can greatly enrich the scientific understanding of the so-called mad genius controversy and further promote the scientific exploration of the link between creativity and mental health or psychopathology.
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