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From Melancholia to Depression

- Disordered Mood in Nineteenth-Century Psychiatry

About From Melancholia to Depression

This open access book maps a crucial but neglected chapter in the history of psychiatry: how was melancholia transformed in the nineteenth century from traditional melancholy madness into a modern biomedical mood disorder, paving the way for the emergence of clinical depression as a psychiatric illness in the twentieth century?

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9783030548049
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 234
  • Published:
  • September 22, 2021
  • Edition:
  • 12021
  • Dimensions:
  • 234x288x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 334 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 31, 2025

Description of From Melancholia to Depression

This open access book maps a crucial but neglected chapter in the history of psychiatry: how was melancholia transformed in the nineteenth century from traditional melancholy madness into a modern biomedical mood disorder, paving the way for the emergence of clinical depression as a psychiatric illness in the twentieth century?

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