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Barbara Ehrenreich, restating James's view, considered that neurasthenia was caused by the Calvinist gloom, [25] and it was helped by the New Thought, through replacing the "puritanical 'demand for perpetual effort and self-examination to the point of self-loathing'" [25] with a more hopeful faith.
Fatigue is a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion [1] or loss of energy. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Fatigue (in the medical sense) is sometimes associated with medical conditions including autoimmune disease , organ failure , chronic pain conditions, mood disorders , heart disease , infectious diseases , and post-infectious-disease states ...
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) DPT Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus: DRSP disease Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae disease DS Down syndrome: DSPS Delayed sleep phase syndrome: DTs Delirium tremens: DVD Developmental verbal dyspraxia: DVT Deep vein thrombosis
Bradyphrenia is the slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain. [1] Disorders characterized by bradyphrenia include Parkinson's disease and forms of schizophrenia consequently causing a delayed response and fatigue. [2]
A general lack of energy, fatigue, and tiredness that cannot be otherwise explained is also a symptom of a major depressive episode. [3] A person may feel tired without engaging in any physical activity, which may cause day-to-day tasks, such as showering, to become unmanageable. [10]
Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.
Generalized anxiety disorder is "characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance". [13] Generalized anxiety disorder is the most common anxiety disorder to affect older adults. [14]