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what is the old name for depression

what is the old name for depression

old name for depression
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Dear Jessie

Recorded instances of depression seems to appear since old testament. Around 400 BC, Hippocrates used the term " Melancholia" to describe depression. In Greek "Melan" means black and "chole" means bile. Originally it was thought depression was caused by black bile and hence the name "Melancholia"

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HFHS-M.D
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