A 2012 study followed 1.2 million patients and their relatives and found that bipolar disorder is more common in individuals with artistic professions including ... read more
One of the most interesting artists with mental disorders was Richard Dadd (1817-1886), a British Victorian painter. Dadd was already successful as a fantasy painter of fairies etc. when he became unmistakebly mentally ill. He started receiving messages from the Egyptian god Osiris in 1842. read more
Vincent van Gogh likely struggled with a range of mental illness, including depression, bipolar disorder and hallucinations. (Photo: Vincent van Gogh/Wikimedia Commons) The tortured artist has been a recurring character in fiction and in real life. read more
Many of the people who suffer mental health challenges are artists - often very accomplished and well-known. read more