Presidential depression and Abraham Lincoln’s struggle with ‘melancholy’: What historians knowHe is perhaps best known for his honesty — but a lesser-known fact about Abraham Lincoln is that the 16th president of the United States battled severe depression during his lifetime. His melancholy dripped from him as he walked.’"The president’s mental health condition can be attributed to both genetics and traumatic experiences, according to the book "Lincoln’s Melancholy" by Joshua Wolf Shenk. Abraham Lincoln is depicted at the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave enslaved people their freedom. President Abraham Lincoln with General George B. McClellan at his headquarters at Antietam, Oct. 3, 1862. Original article source: Presidential depression and Abraham Lincoln’s struggle with ‘melancholy’: What historians know

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