Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1

Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781040239667
ISBN-13 : 1040239668
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Book Synopsis Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1 by : Leigh Wetherall Dickson

Download or read book Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1 written by Leigh Wetherall Dickson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a psychiatric term ‘depression’ dates back only as far as the mid-nineteenth century. Before then a wide range of terms were used: ‘melancholy’ carried enormous weight, and was one of the two confirmed forms of eighteenth-century insanity. This four-volume set is the first large-scale study of depression across an extensive period.


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