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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 ...
Fatigue can be both physical and mental. Physical fatigue is the inability to continue functioning at the level of one's normal abilities; a person with physical fatigue cannot lift as heavy a box or walk as far as he could if not fatigued. [3] [4] [5] Mental fatigue, on the other hand, rather manifests in sleepiness or slowness. A person with ...
Exhaustion disorder or stress-induced exhaustion disorder (ED, Swedish: utmattningssyndrom) is a diagnosis used in Swedish healthcare to indicate a maladaptive stress disorder more severe than adjustment disorder. Common signs include exhaustion, reduced cognitive ability and a range of physical symptoms. The symptoms develop gradually as a ...
Neurasthenia consisted of a large number of symptoms, typically patients had a mix of physical and psychological complaints for example anxiety, stress-related headaches, heart palpitations, depressed mood, fatigue, lethargy, insomnia, restlessness and weariness. Fatigue was common but not essential.
When part of a normal response, lethargy often resolves with rest, adequate sleep, decreased stress, physical exercise, and good nutrition. [2] Its symptoms, however, can last days or even months, [3] so it can be a sign of a recent underlying illness or infection if it does not resolve normally.
Occupational burnout, characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced professional efficacy within the workplace; Caregiver burnout, occupational burnout in the context of unpaid caregiving; Autistic burnout, a state of intense mental, emotional, or physical exhaustion experienced by some autistic people
A new version of the ICD, ICD-11, was released in June 2018, for first use in January 2022. [83] The new version has an entry coded and titled "QD85 Burn-out". The ICD-11 describes the condition as follows: Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is ...
Emotional exhaustion is a symptom of burnout, [1] a chronic state of physical and emotional depletion that results from excessive work or personal demands, or continuous stress. [2] It describes a feeling of being emotionally overextended and exhausted by one's work.