PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - A Rothenberg TI - Creativity, self creation, and the treatment of mental illness AID - 10.1136/jmh.2004.000185 DP - 2006 Jun 01 TA - Medical Humanities PG - 14--19 VI - 32 IP - 1 4099 - http://mh.bmj.com/content/32/1/14.short 4100 - http://mh.bmj.com/content/32/1/14.full SO - J Med Humanit2006 Jun 01; 32 AB - This paper examines how an understanding of systematic findings about creative processes involved in art, literature, and science can be appliedĀ 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.