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NEURASTENIA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
DEF

A condition in which an individual feels constantly fatigued or suffers mild physical discomforts caused by some internal conflicts such as unresolved anger or a sense of failure.

CONT

... the illness most frequently referred to as a nervous breakdown may be here dubbed the "exhaustion syndrome" ... As a result of such realistic, external difficulties as overwork and the cumulative impact of financial problems ... and other such pressures of everyday life, an individual is seen as becoming progressively more fatigued. If the pressures continue unremittingly, chronic fatigue becomes exhaustion, and exhaustion precipitates collapse, so that the afflicted person ... takes to his bed

OBS

for "nervous breakdown": [A] popularly used but ill-defined term .... The term nervous breakdown is not used in technical discourse and is not in general synonymous with or easily translatable into any technically acceptable diagnostic terms or categories.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
DEF

Crise d'abattement.

DEF

Névrose caractérisée par une grande fatigabilité, des troubles physiques (angoisse, insomnie), cardiovasculaires, digestifs, sexuels, et des douleurs diverses.

OBS

État durable d'abattement accompagné de tristesse.

CONT

Faire de la neurasthénie (dépression).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
DEF

Afección psíquica caracterizada por agotamiento permanente, fatiga, debilidad, depresión moderada, cefaleas e insomnio no relacionado con ningún desorden orgánico.

CONT

Neurastenia matinal. Significa literalmente, depresión nerviosa y agotamiento. Es una forma leve de enfermedad mental. El síntoma principal es la fatiga excesiva y la pérdida de energía.

OBS

neurastenia : Término de uso poco frecuente en la actualidad.

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