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Depression affects millions of Americans every day. Yet, depression is not a new phenomena. It has afflicted people since the beginning of recorded time. Descriptions of what we now call depression can be found in numerous ancient documents. The Old Testament, in the book of Kings, recounts the story of King Saul during a profound state of depression. In the Iliad, Homer tells of Ajax, whose depression led to his suicide. Around 400 B.C. Hippocrates began to use the term “melancholia” to describe disturbances in mood.