Diagnosing Churchill: Bipolar or "Prey to Nerves"?

by Wilfred Attenborough

Overview

The posthumous diagnosis of Winston Churchill as manic-depressive has been drawn entirely from biographical information, which, though significant to understanding his life and mind, has often been misused or misunderstood. This book investigates how such materials have been interpreted (and misinterpreted) in relation to Churchill's mental health, taking a particularly close look at his association with nerves or "neurasthenia." Included are appendices on Churchill's remedies for worry and mental overstrain and an investigation of his mental state after losing the 1945 general election.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476635439
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/19/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	275
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Wilfred Attenborough is an independent scholar specializing in Churchill studies. He lives in England.
Wilfred Attenborough is an independent scholar specializing in Churchill studies. He lives in England.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
 1. Posthumous Psychiatric Diagnosticians: Characterizing Their Evidence
 2. Inherited Mood Swings: Personality or Bipolar?
 3. The Moods of Young Winston
 4. Nerves
 5. 1906–1914: Ministerial Worries and Nerves
 6. 1915: Depression or Bereavement?
 7. 1917–1932: “Some Ups and Downs⁠…⁠”
 8. Moods of a Wartime Prime Minister
 9. Churchill’s Mental Flaw as War Leader?
10. Diary Entry of Unimpeachable ­Medico-Biographical Authority?
Overview
Appendix 1: The “Gifted American Psychologist” and Churchill’s Remedy for “Worry and Mental Overstrain”
Appendix 2: Churchill’s State of Mind After Losing the 1945 General Election
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Excellent book effectively traces Churchill’s life as it relates to his mental helath and considers the arguments of previous writers on the subject”—A Blog on Winston Churchill.

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