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Arthur Kleinman described Chinese neurasthenia as a "biculturally patterned illness experience (a special form of somatization), related to depression or other diseases or to culturally sanctioned idioms of distress and psychosocial coping." [28]
Fatigue in a medical context is used to cover experiences of low energy that are not caused by normal life. [2] [3]A 2021 review proposed a definition for fatigue as a starting point for discussion: "A multi-dimensional phenomenon in which the biophysiological, cognitive, motivational and emotional state of the body is affected resulting in significant impairment of the individual's ability to ...
Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy.
No scientific studies have investigated the utility of treating exhaustion disorder with antidepressants. [63] Due to the limited efficacy of currently available treatment options, the need to focus on preventative measures has been highlighted as the most important intervention in order to mitigate stress-induced sickness. [5]
The central fatigue is generally described in terms of a reduction in the neural drive or nerve-based motor command to working muscles that results in a decline in the force output. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] It has been suggested that the reduced neural drive during exercise may be a protective mechanism to prevent organ failure if the work was ...
Estimated prevalence rates of depression vary widely according to the population sampled and methodology used, although depressive symptoms, irrespective of classically defined DSM criteria for depression, are present in 35% of patients [13] There is an increased risk for any individual with depression to go on to develop Parkinson's disease at ...
Muscle fatigue is when muscles that were initially generating a normal amount of force, then experience a declining ability to generate force.It can be a result of vigorous exercise, but abnormal fatigue may be caused by barriers to or interference with the different stages of muscle contraction.
A 2023 study found that effect on fatigue was the most valued attribute of MS therapy, and that participants would accept six additional relapses in 2 years and a decrease of 7 years in time to disease progression to improve either cognitive or physical fatigue from "quite a bit of difficulty" to "no difficulty." [10]