This paper builds a link between isolated domains within the arts and sciences, specifically\nbetween music and psychiatry. An analogous model is presented that associates heavy metal music\nwith bipolar disorder, a form of mental illness. Metal music consists of a variety of subgenres with\ndistinct manifestations of song, rhythm, instrumentation, and vocal structure. These manifestations\nare analogous to the symptomatology of bipolar disorder, specifically the recurrent episodes of\n(hypo)mania and depression. Examples of songs are given which show these analogies. Besides\ncreating a subjective link between apparently unconnected knowledge domains, these analogies\ncould play a heuristic role in clinical applications and education about the disorder and mental\nillnesses at large.
Loading....