When was earliest mention of Depression? How was Depression dealt with when it first came to public attention? When was the earliest mention of Suicide & Suicidal Ideation? How has public opinion of Suicide changed over the years?
How have Depression & Suicide been linked throughout history? What are the origins of mental health & psychiatric hospitals like Broadmoor & Bethlem Royal Hospital (formerly known as"Bedlam")?
How do Depression & Suicide link historically with other mental health conditions?
Are there any books that you'd recommend I read to get more of an insight into the History of Depression, Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, Broadmoor, Bedlam or the history of mental health generally.
If this post is against the rules, I'll happily remove it. I'm just generally intrigued. Thanks.
Alexander Murray, a medievalist from Oxford, has written two books about suicide in the middle ages:
a third and final one is yet to be published.