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Mental illness has a close relationship with art and popular culture
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MENTAL HEALTH
Mental illness has a close relationship with art and popular culture
Thursday 14 December 2017, 05:00 PM
![Albrecht Durer’s Melancholia](/sites/default/files/styles/cropped_image_16_7_/public/2017-12/A.jpg?itok=HmQZj5wr)
Albrecht Durer’s Melancholia
Throughout history, links have been proposed between mental illness and creativity. The evidence for this is still awaited, but that does not stop us appreciating the work of artists providing insights into their condition, or a truthful depiction of the suffering and stigma
The aim of this article is, first, to highlight the positive contributions those suffering from mental health problems have made to popular culture t
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3. Royal College of Psychiatrists. Minds on film [blog]. Available online