I often hear people talk about angst-ridden creative people, and I've had numerous people ask me as a psychologist whether angst is in fact a necessary ingredient for creativity. Since angst means ...

Anxiety is an affliction with a rich pedigree. Its sufferers have included Abraham Lincoln and Sir Isaac Newton, pioneering psychologist William James and Academy Award-winning actress Kim Basinger.

The 1990s was the era of angst and hardcore rock songs. Few eras of music have the angry, grungey power of the 90s, and plenty of fans revisit that time when musicians weren’t afraid to get ...