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Downing Street Blues: A History of Depression and Other Mental Afflictions in British Prime Ministers - Softcover

Davidson, Jonathan

 
9780786448463: Downing Street Blues: A History of Depression and Other Mental Afflictions in British Prime Ministers
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786448466 ISBN 13: 9780786448463
Verlag: McFarland, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Presenting an account of mental illness in British prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole, generally regarded as the first to hold the position, to Tony Blair, this book reveals how depression, anxiety, dementia, and alcohol or drug use disorders have impacted British leaders over three centuries. It begins with an introduction explaining the principles of diagnosis, the methods used to assess subjects and the assignment of confidence levels in each diagnosis, and the overall significance of mental disorder in political leaders. Individual assessments then follow for each of Britain's 51 prime ministers, revealing how evidence for psychiatric problems was found in over 70% of cases and how the prevalence of mental disorders remained relatively constant throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center, Jonathan Davidson, M.D., is the author of several books and journal articles. He lives in Seabrook Island, South Carolina.

Aus dem Klappentext

Presenting an account of mental illness in British prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole, generally regarded as the first to hold the position, to Tony Blair, this book reveals how depression, anxiety, dementia, and alcohol or drug use disorders have impacted British leaders over three centuries. It begins with an introduction explaining the principles of diagnosis, the methods used to assess subjects and the assignment of confidence levels in each diagnosis, and the overall significance of mental disorder in political leaders. Individual assessments then follow for each of Britain's 51 prime ministers, revealing how evidence for psychiatric problems was found in over 70% of cases and how the prevalence of mental disorders remained relatively constant throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786448466
ISBN 13 
9780786448463
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
230
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