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'''Creativity ~~suppression~~''' ~~can be described~~ as a ~~suppression of~~ both ~~one~~'s motivation and capabilities ~~in regards to~~ performing tasks ~~which either produce creative~~ output or ~~involve complex~~ problem solving. This ~~component is~~ particularly ~~difficult~~ to deal with for artists of any sort as it ~~can effectively~~ induce creative block.

'''Creativity depression''' is defined as a decrease in both a person's motivation and capabilities when performing tasks that involve producing artistic output or novel problem-solving.<ref name="Flaherty2005">{{cite journal|last1=Flaherty|first1=Alice W.|title=Frontotemporal and dopaminergic control of idea generation and creative drive|journal=The Journal of Comparative Neurology|volume=493|issue=1|year=2005|pages=147–153|issn=0021-9967|doi=10.1002/cne.20768}}</ref> This effect may be particularly frustrating to deal with for artists of any sort as it will induce a temporary creative block.

~~This~~ is ~~mainly an effect~~ of [[~~antipsychotic~~]]s and ~~certain~~ [[~~depressant~~]]s ~~drugs such as~~ [[~~quetiapine~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~alcohol~~]]~~. Creativity suppression is often amplified and maintained by accompanying effects such as~~ [[~~thought deceleration~~]] and [[~~emotion suppression~~]].

Although creative subjects paradoxically more often have a history of depression than the average, their creative work is not done during their depressions, but in rebound periods of increased energy between depressions.<ref name="Flaherty2005" /><ref>Jamison, K. R. (1989). Mood disorders and patterns of creativity in British writers and artists. Psychiatry, 52(2), 125-134. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2734415/</ref>

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Creativity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[depression]],<ref name="von HeckerMeiser2005">{{cite journal|last1=von Hecker|first1=Ulrich|last2=Meiser|first2=Thorsten|title=Defocused Attention in Depressed Mood: Evidence From Source Monitoring.|journal=Emotion|volume=5|issue=4|year=2005|pages=456–463|issn=1931-1516|doi=10.1037/1528-3542.5.4.456}}</ref> [[anxiety]], and [[emotion suppression]] in a manner which further decreases the person's creative abilities.<ref name="Flaherty2005" /> It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotics|antipsychotics]].<ref name="Flaherty2005" /><ref name="MoncrieffCohen2009">{{cite journal|last1=Moncrieff|first1=J.|last2=Cohen|first2=D.|last3=Mason|first3=J. P.|title=The subjective experience of taking antipsychotic medication: a content analysis of Internet data|journal=Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica|volume=120|issue=2|year=2009|pages=102–111|issn=0001690X|doi=10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01356.x}}</ref><ref name="SzmulewiczSamamé2016">{{cite journal|last1=Szmulewicz|first1=Alejandro|last2=Samamé|first2=Cecilia|last3=Caravotta|first3=Pablo|last4=Martino|first4=Diego J.|last5=Igoa|first5=Ana|last6=Hidalgo-Mazzei|first6=Diego|last7=Colom|first7=Francesc|last8=Strejilevich|first8=Sergio A.|title=Behavioral and emotional adverse events of drugs frequently used in the treatment of bipolar disorders: clinical and theoretical implications|journal=International Journal of Bipolar Disorders|volume=4|issue=1|year=2016|issn=2194-7511|doi=10.1186/s40345-016-0047-3}}</ref> However, it can also occur due to SSRI's<ref name="BollingKohlenberg2004">{{cite journal|last1=Bolling|first1=Madelon Y.|last2=Kohlenberg|first2=Robert J.|title=Reasons for Quitting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Therapy: Paradoxical Psychological Side Effects and Patient Satisfaction|journal=Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics|volume=73|issue=6|year=2004|pages=380–385|issn=0033-3190|doi=10.1159/000080392}}</ref> and during the [[withdrawal]] symptoms of any dopaminergic compound.<ref name="SzmulewiczSamamé2016" /></onlyinclude>

===Psychoactive substances===

Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:

{{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Creativity suppression]]|format=ul|Columns=1}}

===Experience reports===

Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:

{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Creativity suppression]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}

===See also===

*[[Responsible use]]

*[[Subjective effects index]]

*[[Creativity enhancement]]

[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:~~Suppression~~]] [[Category:Effect]]

===External links===

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity Creativity (Wikipedia)]

===References===

[[Category:Cognitive]]

[[Category:Depression]]

[[Category:Effect]]

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-'''Creativity suppression''' can be described as a suppression of both one's motivation and capabilities in regards to performing tasks which either produce creative output or involve complex problem solving. This component is particularly difficult to deal with for artists of any sort as it can effectively induce creative block.
+'''Creativity depression''' is defined as a decrease in both a person's motivation and capabilities when performing tasks that involve producing artistic output or novel problem-solving.<ref name="Flaherty2005">{{cite journal|last1=Flaherty|first1=Alice W.|title=Frontotemporal and dopaminergic control of idea generation and creative drive|journal=The Journal of Comparative Neurology|volume=493|issue=1|year=2005|pages=147–153|issn=0021-9967|doi=10.1002/cne.20768}}</ref> This effect may be particularly frustrating to deal with for artists of any sort as it will induce a temporary creative block.
-This is mainly an effect of [[antipsychotic]]s and certain [[depressant]]s drugs such as [[quetiapine]] and [[alcohol]]. Creativity suppression is often amplified and maintained by accompanying effects such as [[thought deceleration]] and [[emotion suppression]].
+Although creative subjects paradoxically more often have a history of depression than the average, their creative work is not done during their depressions, but in rebound periods of increased energy between depressions.<ref name="Flaherty2005" /><ref>Jamison, K. R. (1989). Mood disorders and patterns of creativity in British writers and artists. Psychiatry, 52(2), 125-134. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2734415/</ref>
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+Creativity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[depression]],<ref name="von HeckerMeiser2005">{{cite journal|last1=von Hecker|first1=Ulrich|last2=Meiser|first2=Thorsten|title=Defocused Attention in Depressed Mood: Evidence From Source Monitoring.|journal=Emotion|volume=5|issue=4|year=2005|pages=456–463|issn=1931-1516|doi=10.1037/1528-3542.5.4.456}}</ref> [[anxiety]], and [[emotion suppression]] in a manner which further decreases the person's creative abilities.<ref name="Flaherty2005" /> It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotics|antipsychotics]].<ref name="Flaherty2005" /><ref name="MoncrieffCohen2009">{{cite journal|last1=Moncrieff|first1=J.|last2=Cohen|first2=D.|last3=Mason|first3=J. P.|title=The subjective experience of taking antipsychotic medication: a content analysis of Internet data|journal=Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica|volume=120|issue=2|year=2009|pages=102–111|issn=0001690X|doi=10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01356.x}}</ref><ref name="SzmulewiczSamamé2016">{{cite journal|last1=Szmulewicz|first1=Alejandro|last2=Samamé|first2=Cecilia|last3=Caravotta|first3=Pablo|last4=Martino|first4=Diego J.|last5=Igoa|first5=Ana|last6=Hidalgo-Mazzei|first6=Diego|last7=Colom|first7=Francesc|last8=Strejilevich|first8=Sergio A.|title=Behavioral and emotional adverse events of drugs frequently used in the treatment of bipolar disorders: clinical and theoretical implications|journal=International Journal of Bipolar Disorders|volume=4|issue=1|year=2016|issn=2194-7511|doi=10.1186/s40345-016-0047-3}}</ref> However, it can also occur due to SSRI's<ref name="BollingKohlenberg2004">{{cite journal|last1=Bolling|first1=Madelon Y.|last2=Kohlenberg|first2=Robert J.|title=Reasons for Quitting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Therapy: Paradoxical Psychological Side Effects and Patient Satisfaction|journal=Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics|volume=73|issue=6|year=2004|pages=380–385|issn=0033-3190|doi=10.1159/000080392}}</ref> and during the [[withdrawal]] symptoms of any dopaminergic compound.<ref name="SzmulewiczSamamé2016" /></onlyinclude>
 ===Psychoactive substances===
 Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
 {{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Creativity suppression]]|format=ul|Columns=1}}
+===Experience reports===
+Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
+{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Creativity suppression]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}
 ===See also===
 *[[Responsible use]]
 *[[Subjective effects index]]
 *[[Creativity enhancement]]
-[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Suppression]] [[Category:Effect]]
+===External links===
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity Creativity (Wikipedia)]
+===References===
+<references />
+[[Category:Cognitive]]
+[[Category:Depression]]
+[[Category:Effect]]