Historical Nonfiction

The earliest medical description of depression dates back to Hippocrates, the Greek “father of medicine,” who attributed depression, or melancholy, to an imbalance of the body’s four humors. The theory was that too much black bile created a melancholic temperament—literally melanin (black) and cholia (bile). Hippocrates recommended rebalancing body systems by using relaxation and healthy living strategies as well as blood-letting and leeches.

(Source: facts.randomhistory.com)

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