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Psychiatric Issues and Performing ArtistsDavid A. Sasso
Abstract: Over the years, wide-ranging and multidisciplinary research has contributed to the understanding of how mental illness manifests in performing artists and how best to treat these performers in the clinic. One may expect a high prevalence of psychiatric problems among performers, given the level of stress often associated with an artist's career, and conventional wisdom asserts that mental illness may be an aid to, or even a prerequisite for, great creativity. Regardless, the fact remains that some performing artists do suffer from psychological distress and mental illness. The aims of this chapter are to provide an overview of psychiatric disorders and a discussion of how the mental health clinician may sensitively approach performers as psychiatric patients and organize their effective treatment. Last Updated: 6 / 2010 |
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