Depression has always been a health problem for human beings. Historical documents written by healers, philosophers, and writers throughout the ages point to the long-standing existence of depression as a health problem, and the continuous and sometimes ingenious struggles people have made to find effective ways to treat this illness.
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12015-10-02T14:56:45-07:00Allegorical Figure of Melancholy3(French, Paris 1726–ca. 1787 Paris)plain2016-03-17T12:12:24-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of Art1763Image1983.431Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalkUnited States of AmericaNew York
12015-10-02T14:56:44-07:00Melancholy (Melancolia)1(Dutch, Haarlem 1605 or 1606–1676 Amsterdam)plain2015-10-02T14:56:44-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of ArtImage49.95.556Etching and engraving
12015-09-17T14:16:51-07:00Anatomy of Melancholy1Title page of Richard Burton's bookmedia/_Burton_the_Anatomy_of_Melancholy_1628.jpgplain2015-09-17T14:16:51-07:00
12015-10-02T14:50:45-07:00Melencolia I1(German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg)plain2015-10-02T14:50:45-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of Art1514Image43.106.1Engraving
12015-10-02T14:55:47-07:00Lamp-lit Pavilion on a Rainy Night1(Chinese, 1864–1957)plain2015-10-02T14:55:47-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of Artdated 1933Image1986.267.215Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
12015-10-02T14:56:43-07:00Melancholy Courtesan1plain2015-10-02T14:56:43-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of Artca. 1750Image1995.232Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper
12015-10-02T14:56:44-07:00The Lovesick Maiden1(Dutch, Leiden 1626–1679 Leiden)plain2015-10-02T14:56:44-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of Artca. 1660Image46.13.2Oil on canvas
12015-10-02T14:56:44-07:00Autumn's Grey and Melancholy1(American, London 1844–1903 New York)plain2015-10-02T14:56:44-07:00The Metropolitan Museum of Art1884Image17.3.3609Etching