Abstract
Challenges in progressing schizophrenia therapy
Highlights
Would Csontváry have been luckier living in our recent time? Would currently available therapies have helped him finish his paintings? Difficult to answer
Some of the most famous and beloved artworks were created by artists who suffered from serious mental disorders, such as schizophrenia
The subsequent recognition of a strong correlation between clinical potency of neuroleptic agents and their ability to block dopamine D2-type receptors suggests that dopaminergic hyperactivity might represent a critical pathophysiological event in schizophrenia
Summary
Would Csontváry have been luckier living in our recent time? Would currently available therapies have helped him finish his paintings? Difficult to answer. I have been wondering since my student years, how much his illness, his schizophrenia contributed to his work. Was his schizophrenia fundamental to his creativity; did his illness define his individual artistic style?
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