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Introduction. Creativity is the capacity to conceive original ideas, solutions, and new concepts, this includes divergent thinking, defined as the ability to think outside of established patterns1. Previous studies had examined the connection between creativity and schizophrenia, but the results were heterogeneous and contradictory2.
In this study, we aim to explore the association between creativity and psychiatric disorders using the Divergent Thinking Test (DTT).
Methods. 20 patients with schizophrenia (SCZ), 28 with psychiatric disorders other than schizophrenia (PDotS) and 38 healthy subjects (HS) performed the DTT, which includes five factor scores: fluidity (FL), flexibility (FS), originality (O), elaboration (E), title (T). Linear models were used for comparisons between groups.
Results. The results showed that SCZ patients performed significantly worse on DTT-total when compared HS [(mean±SE) SCZ vs HS: 72.37±4.83 vs 88.47±3.40, p=.027], with no other comparisons yielding significance (PDotS vs. HS: p=.273; SCZ vs. PDotS: p=.775).
Conclusions. Regarding the type of diagnosis, performance on the DTT task is significantly lower in schizophrenic patients than in patients with another psychiatric disorder, suggesting the existence of a negative association between creativity and schizophrenia.
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