Neurasthenia

A condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, impotence, neuralgia and impotence.


A disorder in ICD-10, characterized by persisting complaints of mental or physical fatigue or weakness after performing daily activities and inability to recover with normal periods of rest or entertainment. Typical SYMPTOMS include muscular aches and pains, dizziness, tension headaches, sleep disturbance, and irritability.


Nervous debility dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.


A psychoneurosis (nervous exhaustion) characterized by abnormal fatigability.


A type of neurosis in which a person is mentally and physically irritable and extremely fatigued.


Condition characterized by many physical and psychological symptoms, including fatigue, intolerance to noise, and irritability; it is associated with depression and other abnormal psychological conditions, severe stress, and occasionally organic disease.


A 19th-century term for a disorder in which the individual lacks energy, feels lethargic, and has little or no appetite; often accompanied by weight loss, insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep), fatigue, and feelings of inadequacy. It can be a symptom of depression, anxiety, or chronic illness. Treatment depends on the underlying cause.


A set of psychological and physical symptoms, including fatigue, irritability, headache, dizziness, anxiety, and intolerance of noise. It can be caused by organic damage, such as a head injury, or it can be due to neurosis.


An out-of-date term that was used to describe an ill-defined state of nervous exhaustion in which, although the patient suffers from no definite disease, he or she becomes incapable of sustained exertion. The condition which it represented is now believed to have been in many sufferers a form of neurosis or psychosomatic disease. It was also used in the past to describe what is now called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).


An old term occasionally used to signify functional (psychosomatic) illness, marked by symptoms such as chronic fatigue, weakness, lassitude, noncardiogenic chest pain, panic attacks, irritability, anxiety, depression, headache, insomnia, joint and muscle discomfort, and sexual disorders. Contemporary terms that encompass the idea of neurasthenia include chronic fatigue, anxiety, fibromyalgia, depression, and dysphoria.


An expression introduced during the latter part of the 1800s to denote a state of enduring debilitation and exhaustion, both mentally and physically.


An obsolete term that literally translates to “nervous exhaustion.” Neurasthenia was previously employed to characterize various physical and mental symptoms including insomnia, diminished energy, aches, depression, irritability, and decreased concentration.


A cluster of symptoms once attributed to weakness or depletion of the nerve centers. These symptoms encompass fatigue, diminished energy, assorted aches and pains, and a reluctance to engage in activities. This diagnosis is rapidly becoming outdated because the condition is either linked to an underlying disease necessitating specific treatment or to a neurosis demanding psychiatric intervention. In the past, it was a common practice to employ this diagnosis to evade directly informing a patient that they were dealing with a neurotic condition.


 


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