Unit:
Faculty of MedicineLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Dissertation committee:
Γεώργιος Παπαδημητρίου, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Χαράλαμπος Παπαγεωργίου, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Ιωάννης Ζέρβας, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπων
Θωμάς Παπαρρηγόπουλος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Μαρίνα Οικονόμου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Αντώνιος Πολίτης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Μαρία Τζινιέρη-Κοκκώση, Πρ. Μ. Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Ψυχοπαθολογία και δημιουργικότητα
Translated title:
Psychopathology and creativity
Summary:
Systematic investigation of the relationship between creativity and psychopathology has been a captivating and complicated topic, but has yielded mixed results. Most studies have employed case study and archival designs, with only few studies investigating the impact of psychopathology on creativity with contemporary professional artists. To address this gap, the present study compared living professional Greek artists (mostly writers and visual artists) with and without major psychiatric disorder. A total of 115 artists participated in the study and completed a series of self-report questionnaires measuring defense style (Defense Style Questionnaire–40; DSQ-40), ego boundaries (Boundary Questionnaire, Short 18 version; BQ-18), and trauma history (Early Trauma Inventory Short Form). An open-ended exploratory questionnaire further inquired about their perception of the possible impact of their psychological issues upon their creative work. Study results showed that, artists with a history of major psychiatric disorder, when compared to artists without significant psychiatric history, had thinner ego boundaries, employed more immature defense mechanisms, and reported higher rates of childhood trauma. Furthermore, artists with a history of psychiatric illness appeared to express their inner relation to their creative endeavor in terms of “need” rather than “desire” and relied more frequently their creative work as the sole means of livelihood.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Psychopathology, Creativity, Art, Defence mechanisms, Ego boundaries, Trauma
Number of references:
139
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