Depression and Melancholy, 1660-1800 vol 1
Author | : Leigh Wetherall Dickson |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2024-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781040239667 |
ISBN-13 | : 1040239668 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
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.