Madness and Melancholia

Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 20 (2):161-164 (2013)
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It is a Pleasure to comment on Somogy Varga’s intriguing paper, which offers welcome insight into the historical sources, changing uses, and underlying assumptions pertaining to the concept of ‘melancholia,’ especially in relationship to ‘depression.’ We found Varga’s discussion of the relationship between affect and cognition in past discussions of melancholia and depression to be illuminating, especially given the emphasis on cognitive distortions in contemporary psycho-pathology. His explanation of the gradual evolution of the depression concept from melancholia sheds interesting light on current notions. All in all, we find Varga’s arguments persuasive, and are inclined to agree with him (and others whom he ..

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