RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Creativity, self creation, and the treatment of mental illness
JF Medical Humanities
JO J Med Humanit
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 14
OP 19
DO 10.1136/jmh.2004.000185
VO 32
IS 1
A1 A Rothenberg
YR 2006
UL http://mh.bmj.com/content/32/1/14.abstract
AB This paper examines how an understanding of systematic findings about creative processes involved in art, literature, and science can be applied to the effective treatment of mental illness. These findings and applications are illustrated by particular reference to the work of the poet Sylvia Plath and the treatment of a patient who aspired to become a writer.