“The Yellow Wallpaper”, a short story written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is an early literary example of how women’s mental health has been…
The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is a world-renowned post-impressionist painting and arguably one of the most recognizable works in Western society. This painting…
One of the most renowned living artists to come out of Japan, Yayoi Kusama needs no introduction. Her work, often coming in the form of…
August Natterer, also known under the pseudonym Neter, was a German artist who was active during the early 20th century. Natterer is best known for…
Mitchell Rockert was a brilliant artist, musician, son, brother, cousin, and friend, and he struggled for many years with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a disorder in…
Franz Pohl Bühler was born in 1868 and was reported to have had “auditory hallucinations as early as 16 years” old. When he was fired…
The movie “Words on Bathroom Walls”, released in 2020, follows Adam Petrazelli as he balances high school and the challenges of his mental health diagnosis….
Francisco De Goya is a Spanish painter who is known to have two significant periods of paintings. The first being portraits and cartoons and the…
In a research lab at the University of Sussex, neuroscientist Anil Seth and his team are trying to answer the age-old mystery of science and…
Schizophrenia remains one of the most stigmatized illnesses to date. “What is Schizophrenia?” is the title of an animated Ted-Ed lesson by Psychiatrist Dr. Anees…
Agnes Martin was born in Canada in 1912, and moved to America in 1931, where she began her successful life as a minimalist artist. Over…
Considered the most important Spanish painter from the late 18th century and early 19th century, Francisco Goya is one of the greatest contemporary portraitists. He also suffered from…
“Parallel Universes” is a poignant poem written by a man with schizophrenia. Dan Hoeweler had this poem and two other equally beautiful pieces published in…
William Blake, an English poet and artist of the Romantic era, experienced visions throughout his life. Blake’s visions often contained religious themes and imagery and…
The 16th century painting “The Temptation of St. Anthony” by Matthias Grünewald depicts the visions of a person suffering from what we now call schizophrenia….
“UnMental Health” is a short film that creatively captures the thoughts and ideas of an individual with a paranoid schizophrenic disorder.
