Definitions for neurasthenia
ˌnʊər əsˈθi ni ə, ˌnyʊər-neuras·the·ni·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neurasthenianoun

   nervous breakdown (not in technical use)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neurasthenianoun

   An ill-defined medical condition characterized by lassitude, fatigue, headache, and irritability, associated chiefly with emotional disturbance.

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1. Neurasthenia

   Neurasthenia (from the Ancient Greek νεῦρον neuron "nerve" and ἀσθενής asthenés "weak") is a term that was first used at least as early as 1829 for a mechanical weakness of the nerves and became a major diagnosis in North America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries after neurologist George Miller Beard reintroduced the concept in 1869. As a psychopathological term, the first to publish on neurasthenia was Michigan alienist E. H. Van Deusen of the Kalamazoo asylum in 1869, followed a few months later by New York neurologist George Beard, also in 1869, to denote a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, heart palpitations, high blood pressure, neuralgia, and depressed mood. Van Deusen associated the condition with farm wives made sick by isolation and a lack of engaging activity, while Beard connected the condition to busy society women and overworked businessmen. Neurasthenia was a diagnosis in the World Health Organization's ICD-10, but is no more diagnosed in ICD-11, marked as deprecated. It also is no longer included as a diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The condition is, however, described in the Chinese Society of Psychiatry's Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders. Americans were said to be particularly prone to neurasthenia, which resulted in the nickname "Americanitis" (popularized by William James). Another, rarely used, term for neurasthenia is nervosism.

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1. neurasthenia

   Neurasthenia is a psychological disorder characterized by chronic fatigue, weakness, anxiety, and a lack of concentration, often associated with depression or stress. It is an outdated term originating in the late 19th century and is no longer commonly used in modern psychology or psychiatry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neurasthenianoun

   a condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + weakness.]

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1. Neurasthenia

   Neurasthenia is a term that was first used at least as early as 1829 to label a mechanical weakness of the actual nerves, rather than the more metaphorical "nerves" referred to by George Miller Beard later. As a psychopathological term, neurasthenia was used by Beard in 1869 to denote a condition with symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, headache, neuralgia and depressed mood. Neurasthenia is currently a diagnosis in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases. However, it is no longer included as a diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Americans were said to be particularly prone to neurasthenia, which resulted in the nickname "Americanitis". Another, rarely used term for neurasthenia is nervosism.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neurasthenia

   nū-ras-the-nī′a, n. nervous debility.—adj. Neurasthen′ic—also n. one suffering from this. [Gr. neuron, a nerve, astheneia, weakness.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Neurasthenia

   A mental disorder characterized by chronic fatigue and concomitant physiologic symptoms.

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1. • Nervous Breakdown

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   The numerical value of neurasthenia in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of neurasthenia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=neurasthenia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neurasthenia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurasthenia
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurasthenia
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=neurasthenia
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=neurasthenia