10 of the Guilford tests of creative abilities were given to 50 schizophrenic patients. Creativity scores were correlated with overinclusion, activity withdrawal, vocabulary, age and level of education. While level of education and vocabulary were positively related to creativity scores, overinclusion, activity withdrawal and age tended to show the opposite trend. Future use of creativity tests in the study of schizophrenia was discussed.
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