Posted by fires on January 28, 2006, at 12:35:15
In reply to Re: New here and desperately looking for advice..., posted by ed_uk on January 28, 2006, at 7:53:17
> Neurasthenia, I always liked that term. I find it rather descriptive in an old fashioned sort of way.
>
> EdI have a copy of The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Dorland, 2nd ed., 1944. It has some interesting archaic terms terms in it.
It has about 20 subtypes of neurasthenia, including:
acoustic, spinal, optic, gravis, adrenal, and grippal (post influenza (grip) type).
anxiety -- 3 types listed one, of which is castration anxiety.
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