Neurasthenia and Chronic Fatigue
Theory and Practice in Britain and America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2397323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Wessely (0000-0002-6743-9929, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173-209 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-1108 • E-ISSN: 0315-4386 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/136346159403100206 |
| OpenAlex | W2047602578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 64 |
The symptoms that make up the construct of neuras thenia, including fatigue and exhaustion, are dimension ally distributed in the community. The decision to create a category called neurasthenia is an arbitrary one, influenced by issues of severity and morbidity. The prevalence and nature of the resulting concept are also substantially influenced by the decision on how to classify the close relationships among excessive fatigue, depression and anxiety. Superimposed upon this classi fication is a second, parallel structure of illness beliefs. The original construct of neurasthenia as a physical disease that resulted from overwork, was of consider able utility to both doctors and patients. This early concept of neurasthenia can be recognized in the modem revival of interest in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in Western cultures. The current highly charged atmosphere surrounding these diagnoses reflects the issues of legitimacy and non-legitimacy in illness, usually expressed in competing physical and psychologi cal explanations of ill health
Anxiety · Chronic fatigue · Chronic fatigue syndrome · Construct (python library · Depression (economics · Disease · Legitimacy · Medical diagnosis · Neurasthenia · Overwork · Political science · Psychiatry · Computer Science · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Law · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Neurology and Historical Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2022 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |