From Black Bile to the Bipolar Spectrum: A Historical Review of the Bipolar Affective Disorder Concept

• Main Authors: Justin Thomas (Author), Ian Grey (Author)
• 格式: 图书
• 出版: Archives of Depression and Anxiety - Peertechz Publications, 2016-05-05.
• 主题: Review Article
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<p>The terms melancholia and mania have their etymologies in classical Greek. Melancholia is derived from  'melas' (black) and 'chole' (bile), highlighting the term's origins in pre-Hippocratic humoral  theories  [ 1 ].  Where depression/melancholia  was  viewed as an...