Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
neurasthenia
neur·as·the·ni·a [ noo r-uh s-thee-nee-uh, nyoo r- ]
Subclass of:
Somatoform Disorder
Etymology:
Greek neuron = nerve + a = not + sthenos = strength + -ia = condition
Definitions related to neurasthenia:
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A mental disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and concomitant physiologic symptoms.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(nervous debility) An episode of acute, severe anxiety or depression associated with an inability to function as normal.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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