Melancholy, the Muse and Mental Health Promotion – an Analysis of the Complex Relationship between Mood Disorder and Creativity, Developing a Specific Model of Mental Health Promotion: Six Key Themes

Abstract

This article describes some key themes arising from a doctoral thesis (DPhil degree awarded in April 2006) on the complex relationship between mood disorder and creativity. A particular emphasis of the research was to explore how creative individuals with mood disorder are able to harness difficult experiences and feelings and make use of them productively in their work and everyday life. The main aim was to extrapolate from these findings any aspects that would be of benefit to other sufferers of mood disorder, whether creative or not. The six key themes outlined comprise a synthesis of the findings of both the literature review and empirical work.

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