All Outputs (12)

Art and the schizophrenic spectrum (2023)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. (2023). Art and the schizophrenic spectrum. In P. Crawford, & P. Kadetz (Eds.), Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities. (1). Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26825-1_20-1

There is an ‘art and health’ paradox in the literature on the schizophrenic spectrum, since features of the schizophrenic spectrum have been argued to facilitate artistic creativity (e.g., by enabling novel perspectives, images or insights), suggesti... Read More about Art and the schizophrenic spectrum.

Colouring for wellbeing: Evidence and applications (2022)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. (in press). Colouring for wellbeing: Evidence and applications. In Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities. Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature)

Colouring has been increasingly used by adults as a tool to reduce stress and anxiety and to increase mindful attention in recent years. Its popularity has been reflected in the production and sales of colouring books, downloadable colouring pages an... Read More about Colouring for wellbeing: Evidence and applications.

Art on prescription: Practice and evidence (2022)
Book Chapter
Holt, N., Matthews, J., & Elliot, C. (in press). Art on prescription: Practice and evidence. In P. Crawford, & P. Kadetz (Eds.), Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities. (1). Palgrave Macmillan (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26825-1

Art on prescription is one pathway in social prescribing schemes that typically involves referrals to visual arts programmes (rather than to activities such as dance, music or creative writing) (Crone et al., 2018; van der Venter & Buller, 2015). Soc... Read More about Art on prescription: Practice and evidence.

Schizotypy (2020)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2020). Schizotypy. In M. Runco, & S. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Creativity. Elsevier

Schizotypy is a set of traits analogous with the symptoms of schizophrenia. This article explores their putative role in the creative process, arguing that any relationship with creativity is complex and potentially bidirectional, where positive symp... Read More about Schizotypy.

Challenges and joys of using the experience sampling method to examine the impact of the arts on wellbeing (2020)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. (2020). Challenges and joys of using the experience sampling method to examine the impact of the arts on wellbeing. In Sage Research Methods Cases. SAGE Publications

This case study describes how the experience sampling method can be used to explore the impact of everyday behaviours on health and wellbeing, focusing on the correlates of participatory art in everyday life. The experience sampling method repeatedly... Read More about Challenges and joys of using the experience sampling method to examine the impact of the arts on wellbeing.

Art, creativity and the paranormal (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Art, creativity and the paranormal. In M. Cardin (Ed.), Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO

Hallucinations (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Hallucinations. In M. Cardin (Ed.), Ghosts, Spirits and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO

Schizotypy: A creative advantage? (2015)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. J. (2015). Schizotypy: A creative advantage?. In O. Mason, & G. Claridge (Eds.), Schizotypy: New Dimensions (197-214). Oxford: Routledge

Considering different types of creativity and different traits of schizotypy, this chapter reviews the evidence for a link between the two. It is argued that there are multiple connections between schizotypy and creativity, some direct and some indir... Read More about Schizotypy: A creative advantage?.

The muse in the machine: Creativity, anomalous experiences and mental health (2012)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. (2012). The muse in the machine: Creativity, anomalous experiences and mental health. In C. Simmonds-Moore (Ed.), Exceptional Experience and Health. North Carolina, USA: McFarland

Benign schizotypy: investigating differences between clusters of schizotype on paranormal belief, creativity, intelligence and mental health (2008)
Book Chapter
Holt, N., Simmonds-Moore, C., & Moore, S. (2008). Benign schizotypy: investigating differences between clusters of schizotype on paranormal belief, creativity, intelligence and mental health. In S. Sherwood (Ed.), Proceedings of Presented Papers: The Parapsychological Association 51st Annual Convention (82-96). Parapsycholgical Association

Are artistic populations ‘psi-conducive’? Testing the relationship between creativity and psi with an experience-sampling protocol (2007)
Book Chapter
Holt, N. (2007). Are artistic populations ‘psi-conducive’? Testing the relationship between creativity and psi with an experience-sampling protocol. In J. Palmer (Ed.), Proceedings of Presented Papers: The Parapsychological Association 50th Annual Convention (31-47). Parapsychological Association

Creativity, subjective paranormal experiences and altered states of consciousness (2004)
Book Chapter
Holt, N., Delanoy, D., & Roe, C. (2004). Creativity, subjective paranormal experiences and altered states of consciousness. In S. Schmidt (Ed.), Proceedings of Presented Papers: The Parapsychological Association 47th Annual Convention (433-436). Parapsychological Association