I am often sharing with others my experience with clients wrestling with mental health challenges and the face that they are so often creative in their thinking. Music, creative writing, poetry, visual art; it is a very common theme amongst my clients.
This is an interesting new study noting that up to 80% of young musical talents suffer from some form of mental health challenge. There's not much info on causality, but it's worth noting the staggeringly high numbers in a creative field.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/05/73-percent-musicians-mental-health-illness-depression-report/