Dealing with Depression vs The anatomy of melancholy: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dealing with Depression Dealing with Depression Gordon Parker · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.8 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Moderate

This unique book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on depression, focuses on a way of thinking about the complexity and diversity of the mood disorders that is both easy to understand and rings' true.…

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Cover of The anatomy of melancholy The anatomy of melancholy Robert Burton · 1624 ★★★★☆ 4.1 747 pages · ≈ 13 h 50 m · Demanding

Burton examines humanity through the lens of melancholy.

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Dealing with DepressionThe anatomy of melancholy
Goodreads 3.8 (23) 4.1 (1979)
Hardcover — 4.8 (4)
Apple Books — 4.0 (9)

Reception

Dealing with DepressionThe anatomy of melancholy
Ratings 23 1979
Editions 3 60
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 37 28351
Reading it now 5 900
Written reviews 3 246
Wikipedia attention — 5291
Pages 160 747

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