The Depression Wars - Would Honest Abe have written the Gettysburg Address on Prozac? By Field Maloney

There is an ambivalence in Western culture about depression. On the one hand, we tend to romanticize the tortured genius whose depression drives creativity. On the other hand, we see depression as a mental illness, one that must be cured by popping a pill.

This interesting article discusses these competing views of depression. Can being a depressive ever be a good thing? If a depressive like Lincoln can be productive, is depression something we need to cure?