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melancholia2 CONSTRUCTSMelancholiaPARKER · PSYCHIATRYMelancholiaKLIBANSKY · ART HISTORY

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Psychiatry

a severe form of depression marked by profound loss of pleasure, psychomotor disturbance and biological features, argued to be a distinct mood disorder.

In psychiatry, melancholia refers to a severe form of depression marked by profound loss of pleasure, psychomotor disturbance and biological features, argued to be a distinct mood disorder. This meaning comes from Parker (2010) in American Journal of Psychiatry.[1]

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Art history

the Saturnine tradition of melancholy genius behind images such as Dürer's Melencolia I.

In art history, melancholia refers to the Saturnine tradition of melancholy genius behind images such as Dürer's Melencolia I. This meaning comes from Klibansky (1979) in Saturn and melancholy.[2]

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References

  1. Parker, G., Fink, M., Shorter, E., Taylor, M. A., Akiskal, H., Berrios, G., Bolwig, T., Brown, W. A., Carroll, B., Healy, D., Klein, D. F., Koukopoulos, A., Michels, R., Paris, J., Rubin, R. T., Spitzer, R., & Swartz, C. (2010). Issues for DSM-5: Whither Melancholia? The Case for Its Classification as a Distinct Mood Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167(7), 745-747. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09101525
  2. Klibansky, R. (1979). Saturn and melancholy. Kraus Reprint. ISBN 9783262003811

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