title: Soranus of Ephesus (98-138) on postpartum depression.
abstract: Although ancient Greek physicians described several mental disorders, their medical texts bring little information about postpartum depression as defined by modern medicine. Only one reference in ancient Greek medical literature - a passage from Soranus' Gynaeciorum libri IV - can be considered a clear presentation of this mental disorder. Soranus' interpretation seems to be firmly based on the tenets of the four humours.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laios
authors.affiliation: History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece. mariannakaramanou@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoucalas
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D018645:Greek World; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D018644:Roman World