Churchill and the ‘Black Dog’ of Depression: Reassessing the Biographical Evidence of Psychological Disorder

Attenborough, W.

Churchill's 'Black Dog' is widely believed to have been an inborn tendency towards prolonged and despairing depression. In this, the first book-length study of all the available biographical evidence, some of which has never before been published, the truth emerges as significantly less grave than legend has it, but more psychologically complex.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-11-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137462299

DOI: 10.1057/9781137462305

Dimensions: 216cm x138cm

Pages: 247