Evans Kathleen M
Griffith University.
Hist Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;18(1):81-102. doi: 10.1177/0957154X07065265.
The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 Bc), the Roman statesman, lawyer, orator and author, were analysed as part of a larger study that systematically examined ancient Greek and Roman literature to recover descriptions of mental illness. A degree of necessary caution was exercised, but the wealth of material revealed in the letters about Cicero's physical and emotional state enable a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder to be made with some certainty according to the DSM-IV-TR. Cicero appears to have experienced increasingly severe bouts of suicidal depression that seriously impaired his relationships with his friends, family and political colleagues, and possibly shortened his life. His last depressive episode following the death of his daughter Tullia is addressed here in some detail.
罗马政治家、律师、演说家和作家马库斯·图利乌斯·西塞罗（公元前106年 - 43年）的书信被分析，作为一项更大规模研究的一部分，该研究系统地审视古希腊和罗马文学，以找回对精神疾病的描述。研究过程中保持了一定程度的必要谨慎，但这些书信中所揭示的关于西塞罗身体和情绪状态的丰富材料，使得根据《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版修订版（DSM-IV-TR）能够较为确定地做出重度抑郁症的诊断。西塞罗似乎经历了越来越严重的自杀性抑郁发作，这严重损害了他与朋友、家人和政治同僚的关系，甚至可能缩短了他的寿命。在此将详细探讨他女儿图利娅去世后他的最后一次抑郁发作。
