@commonparlance1 @BrianErb70 @EPoe187 Could be. I can't imagine a records-based method of estimating anxiety or depression from centuries ago, so we may never know. But perhaps something like cortisol levels in hair could be tested; I don't know how stable
Cortisol in hair measured in young adults - a biomarker of major life stressors? https://t.co/Wj11kpt0Bz #bmcclinpathol
"cortisol in hair can be used as a biological marker of exposure to major life stressors" - https://t.co/Yw9wJZfVvA
Cortisol level in hair may be a useful biomarker of psychological distress/major life stress events. http://t.co/TTXiTJ9iFh