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In "The Empire of Depression," a medical historian digs into the ailment's peculiar history

9 mins | Nov 19, 2020
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A study of the historical and multi-cultural meanings of being depressed, and how to treat it today. In Salon, Matthew Rozsa talks to author and award-winning historian Jonathan Sadowsky about his book, "The Empire of Depression", which touches on the definitive history of 'depression' and how it spans across cultures and time in different forms.

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