Diagnosing Churchill

Bipolar or "Prey to Nerves"?

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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The posthumous diagnosis of Winston Churchill as manic-depressive has been drawn entirely from biographical information, which, though significant to understanding his life and mind, has often been misused or misunderstood. This book investigates how such materials have been interpreted (and misinterpreted) in relation to Churchill's mental health, taking a particularly close look at his association with nerves or "neurasthenia." Included are appendices on Churchill's remedies for worry and mental overstrain and an investigation of his mental state after losing the 1945 general election.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-05-06
Mått152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt367 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor275
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476675145

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Posthumous Psychiatric Diagnosticians: Characterizing Their Evidence2. Inherited Mood Swings: Personality or Bipolar?3. The Moods of Young Winston4. Nerves5. 1906–1914: Ministerial Worries and Nerves6. 1915: Depression or Bereavement?7. 1917–1932: “Some Ups and Downs⁠…⁠”8. Moods of a Wartime Prime Minister9. Churchill’s Mental Flaw as War Leader?10. Diary Entry of Unimpeachable Medico-Biographical Authority?OverviewAppendix 1: The “Gifted American Psychologist” and Churchill’s Remedy for “Worry and Mental Overstrain”Appendix 2: Churchill’s State of Mind After Losing the 1945 General ElectionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex