Wills Geoffrey I
Br J Psychiatry. 2003 Sep;183:255-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.183.3.255.
Above-average levels of psychopathology have been demonstrated convincingly in groups of outstanding individuals working in the arts. Currently, jazz musicians have not been studied in this regard.
To investigate any evidence of psychopathology in a group of eminent jazz musicians.
Biographical material relating to 40 eminent American modern jazz musicians was reviewed and an attempt was made to formulate diagnoses using DSM-IV.
Evidence was provided of levels of psychopathology in the sample of jazz musicians similar to those found in other previously investigated creative groups, with the exception of substance related problems. An interesting connection between creativity and sensation-seeking was highlighted.
The link between psychopathology and creativity in the arts was given further weight. Future studies of jazz musicians using larger samples and making comparison with groups from different eras of music would give greater clarification to this area.
在从事艺术工作的杰出个体群体中，已令人信服地证明存在高于平均水平的精神病理学现象。目前，尚未针对爵士音乐家在这方面展开研究。
调查一群杰出爵士音乐家中存在精神病理学现象的证据。
回顾了与40位杰出美国现代爵士音乐家相关的传记资料，并尝试依据《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版（DSM-IV）进行诊断。
除物质相关问题外，爵士音乐家样本中的精神病理学水平与之前调查的其他创意群体中的水平相似。创造力与寻求刺激之间的有趣联系得到了凸显。
精神病理学与艺术创造力之间的联系得到了进一步证实。未来对爵士音乐家的研究采用更大样本并与不同音乐时代的群体进行比较，将能更清晰地阐明这一领域。
