Team of Rivals

"In Lincoln's time, this combination of symptoms - feelings of hopelessness and listlessness, thoughts of death and suicide - was called hypochondriasis ('the hypo') or 'the vapours.'  Its source was thought to be in the hypochondria, the portion of the abdomen which was then considered the seat of emotions, containing the liver, gallbladder, and spleen.  Treatment for the liver and digestive system was recommended."  (99)