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Churchill and the ‘Black Dog’ of Depression

Reassessing the Biographical Evidence of Psychological Disorder

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. W. Attenborough
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Keywords

  • Winston Churchill
  • Depression
  • Psychology
  • Psychology of leadership
  • Mental health
  • Churchill
  • depression
  • psychology

About this book

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.

Reviews

“This good and worthwhile book is informative and easy to read if you are looking to understand Churchill from a psychological perspective.” (Martin Garfinkle, Finest Hour, Issue 175, 2017)

"This book contains much valuable incidental detail, and will certainly be of use to Churchill scholars. ... the author may be thanked for an exhaustive enquiry into the mind-set of an ever-fascinating individual." - Richard Toye, University of Exeter, UK, History of Psychiatry

About the author

Wilfred Attenborough is an independent scholar based in the UK who has been researching the evidential foundations of Winston Churchill's 'Black Dog' for several years. Before retirement in 2008 he was a Family Court Welfare Officer and Adviser.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Churchill and the ‘Black Dog’ of Depression

  • Book Subtitle: Reassessing the Biographical Evidence of Psychological Disorder

  • Authors: W. Attenborough

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Wilfred Attenborough 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-46229-9Published: 11 November 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-49899-4Published: 11 November 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 247

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

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