A Bahá'í Perspective: Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian

Abdu'l-Missagh is an author, researcher and Emeritus Professor at McGill University, Faculty of Medicine in Montreal as well as a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. One of his works is called href="https://www.amazon.com/Materialism-Social-Consequences-Abdul-Missagh-Ghadirian-ebook/dp/B07G7DQHLJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1amp;keywords=Materialism%3A+Moral+and+Social+Consequencesamp;qid=1604265662amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"Materialism: Moral amp; Social Consequences. He has written another book entitled href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Creative-Dimensions-of-Suffering-P6623.aspx" target="_blank"Creative Dimensions of Suffering which explores the role of creativity to treat suffering. It is this book that we feature in the interview. It is a combination of psychiatry and spirituality that illustrates the power of creativity to treat suffering. It includes a look at the lives of some famous artists who suffered - including Van Gogh, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven, and gives insight into how they dealt with their adversity through creativity.