artistic temperament

artistic temperament

A personality profile well described in writers, artists and composers which, in the extreme case, borders on mental illness. Artists may suffer major depression, bipolar moods disorder or cyclothymia (the latter two of which are thought to be 10–20 times more common among artists), and may commit suicide (18 times more common in those with artistic temperaments). Episodes of hypomania may form the “substrate” for creative bursts,

artistic temperament

Performing arts medicine A personality 'profile' well-described in writers, artists, and composers which, in the extreme case, borders on a mental illness