The historical evolution of the conceptualization of the links between giftedness and creativity is analyzed.
We present the results of a prospective follow-up study of N=78 highly gifted students suffering from school failure at the beginning of adolescence. They were treated with music psychotherapy for 6 months. The outcome study is based on a mixed-methods design combining psychometric scales, projective tests and expressive tests. With the help of optimal scaling techniques (PRINCALS) we extract latent dimensions out of the correlational matrixes of the Delta values, opening tracks for future research.
The results of the study are discussed at the light of recent research results in developmental and clinical psychology of adolescence.