Sylvia Plath effect

The phenomenon that poets are more susceptible to mental illness than other creative writers.

Japanese Meaning

詩人が他の創作作家に比べ、精神疾患にかかりやすい現象

Researchers debated whether the Sylvia Plath effect explains the higher rates of depression among poets compared to other writers.

研究者たちは、詩人が他の創作作家よりも精神疾患にかかりやすいという現象が、詩人のうつ病の高い発生率を説明するかどうかを議論した。

Sense（1）

The phenomenon that poets are more susceptible to mental illness than other creative writers.