National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Home

By: Lida Prypchan
We have two images of the Middle Ages. Although these are opposing images, together they form one truth, a bold portrayal of the virtues and vices of what to us is an ancient era. It would be extremist, as well as an error, to vehemently accept only one of these images. The true significance of the...

By Lida Prypchan
The Vincent van Gogh of the mid 1880s would, for most, be completely unrecognizable as the artist of popular repute. To date, he embraced somber, dark colors and refused the commercially viable style of the era’s Impressionist artists. But, van Gogh believed in his work. His subjects gave him the...

By Lida Prypchan
Although it appears that the two months between the arrival of Paul Gauguin at Arles and his time with Vincent van Gogh were largely two of the happiest months of van Gogh’s life, by December 23, 1888, it had ended in disaster. Whether precipitated by an argument with Gauguin, his feelings of inadequacy...

By Lida Prypchan
Albert Einstein was a genius who spent much of his adult life serving as a teacher. Initially he couldn’t get into the engineering school he aspired to attend, but later taught even there. He fell in love with an older woman with whom he had a mentally challenged child, another who developed mental...

By Lida Prypchan
One thing we can say about the life of Wilhelm Reich is that it was troubled. A photograph I have at hand reveals a man with a penetrating stare, protruding lips, deep wrinkles, and an expression of disillusion. Maybe it was because the era in which he lived lacked the understanding necessary for him...

PP+A is a network of people from all walks of life who are interested in the relatedness between Psychiatry, Philosophy and the Arts.

We are interested in all aspects and points of views from mental health professionals, students, patients, and outside observers. We encourage the discussion of all philosophies including ancient or modern, new age, Eastern/Western, spirituality/religion and how they relate to overall artistic expression of the human condition through music, artworks, paintings, language/writing and creativity as a whole.

Our mission is:

pp+a_logo_web_SM to recognize and promote the interrelatedness of psychiatry, philosophy and the arts

pp+a_logo_web_SM to provide a safe space (with anonymity available) for discussions about the mind, psychiatric conditions, philosophy, and the impact of the arts on the mind and the spirit

pp+a_logo_web_SM to explore the link between psychiatric conditions and creativity, often described as the thin line between great works of art and madness.

PP+A offers a discussion forum generated by an online publication of articles and creative works (photography, videos, music, etc.) to which you are invited to contribute. We also encourage you to learn more about the relatedness between Psychiatry, Philosophy, and the Arts by clicking on one of the categories to the right.

We welcome your participation!

Loading