Jonathan Sadowsky

Depression has colonized the world. Today, more than 300 million of us have been diagnosed as depressed. But 150 years ago, depression referred to a mood, not a sickness. Does that mean people weren't sick before, only sad? Of course not. Mental illness is a complex thing, part biological, part social, and its definition depends on time and place. In...

Depression has colonised the world. Today, more than 300 million of us have been diagnosed as depressed. But 150 years ago, depression referred to a mood, not a sickness. Does that mean people weren't sick before, only sad? Of course not. Mental illness is a complex thing, part biological, part social, its definition dependent on time and place. But in...