Sigewiza’s Cure

Descriptions of Sigewiza's condition, with its "clumping together of blackness and steam" caused by a "constellation of humors," echo those of other medieval writers speaking of the humoral disorder of melancholia-at that time an encompassing category for a range of symptoms...

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Published inPhilosophy, psychiatry & psychology Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 373 - 376
Main Author Radden, Jennifer H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.12.2007
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Causality
Mental disorders
Psychology
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Summary:Descriptions of Sigewiza's condition, with its "clumping together of blackness and steam" caused by a "constellation of humors," echo those of other medieval writers speaking of the humoral disorder of melancholia-at that time an encompassing category for a range of symptoms and syndromes that would today be assigned as different mental disorders. Daily habits (e.g., diet, sleep and exercise regimes), genetic predispositions, including biological states of fragility, external events, experiences of loss, social roles, and cultural beliefs-not to mention spontaneous recovery, and placebo effects-are all regularly implicated in the onset and course of conditions such as depression.
ISSN:1071-6076
1086-3303
1086-3303
DOI:10.1353/ppp.0.0138