Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychaitry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds 

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Time: 1-2pm

Venue:  Blue Lecture Hall - Scott Hall - 3rd Floor  and Zoom

Speaker: 

Shameer Mehdikhan, MD

Resident 

General Psychiatry Residency Program

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Discussant: Dr. Preeya Taormina

No Commercial Relationship

TOPIC:

"Portrait of a Tortured Artist: Untangling the Complex Relationship Between Creativity and Mental Illness"

Objectices:

1.  Identify if a link exists between creativity and mental illness.

2.  Analyze proposed models for the mechanism behind creativity.

3.  Discuss what kinds of medications are more likely to aid/hinder creativity.

4.  Discuss what kinds of psychoeducation we can give our patients pursuing work in creative fields.