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Review Christopher Ojeda's book, evaluating how political events perceived as irrevocable losses trigger depression and subsequent civic withdrawal through a stress-appraisal-coping framework.

September 18, 2026Political Science Quarterly

Depression, Sadness and the Politics of Mental Health

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LHLeonie HuddyState University of New York

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Book review explores the link between political losses and clinical depression, highlighting the need to routinely track mental health toll using validated clinical batteries.

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Review Christopher Ojeda's book, evaluating how political events perceived as irrevocable losses trigger depression and subsequent civic withdrawal through a stress-appraisal-coping framework.
Critical review of literature and large-scale survey analyses utilizing datasets including BRFSS, NLSY, and LISS.
Evaluation of validated clinical inventories (K6 and CES-D) employed to assess depression and low-arousal emotional states in political science contexts.
Argues that political events viewed as irrevocable losses induce chronic, low-arousal depressive states rather than merely acute high-arousal emotions like anger.
Demonstrates qualitatively that political depression promotes political withdrawal, reinforcing the necessity of integrating validated depression instruments into recurring political surveys.

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Leonie Huddy (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aad0bb6de0393d728b8a0f5 https://doi.org/10.1093/psquar/qqag068

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Book review explores the link between political losses and clinical depression, highlighting the need to routinely track mental health toll using validated clinical batteries.

Depression, Sadness and the Politics of Mental Health

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