Many creative people suffer from mental illness. Some, however, are unable to produce due to the severity of their disorder. Are the two traits linked?
A Mental Health Minute by Cristina Frick
A wealth of research suggests that mood disorders are linked to increased creativity. Creative people have a higher rate of bipolar disorder and depression than the general population, and one study found that children of parents with bipolar disorder scored higher on creativity tests than those whose parents did not have the illness. Creative types also have more personality traits in common with those who have a mental illness than with less creative individuals.
