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. 2007 Jan-Mar;49(1):34–43. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.31516

Table 3b.

Pattern of mental illness in the families

Variables Controls(%) Musicians(%) Writers(%)
Bipolar disorder 1 (2.5)
Depression 8 (20.0) 12 (30) 14(35)
Acute psychosis / schizophrenia 1 (2.5) 5 (12.5) 5 (12.5)
Suicide 1 (2.5) 3 (7.5) 4(10)
Substance use 1 (2.5) 1 (2.5) 2(5)
Mental retardation 3 (7.5%) 1 (2.5%)