Creativity is a phenomenon often thought to be exclusive to the arts - and it is indeed integral to that realm. But the phenomenon of creativity has no boundaries, and it potentially adds vitality to any area of human endeavor - including medicine.
My focus has been on the development of strategies that can support the creative process, and my research supports this possibility. I have found that creativity can be facilitated by engaging the imagination in a way that produces a specific neurophysiological state. This strategy can be applied to a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical situations.
