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2181519

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
The history of neurasthenia is discussed in the light of current interest in chronic fatigue, and in particular the illness called myalgic encephalomyelitis ('ME'). A comparison is made of the symptoms, presumed aetiologies and treatment of both illnesses, as well as their social setting. It is shown that neurasthenia remained popular as long as it was viewed as a non-psychiatric, neurological illness caused by environmental factors which affected successful people and for which the cure was rest. The decline in neurasthenia was related to the changes which occurred in each of these views. It is argued that similar factors are associated with the current interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis. It is further argued that neither neurasthenia nor 'ME' can be fully understood within a single medical or psychiatric model. Instead both have arisen in the context of contemporary explanations and attitudes involving mental illness. Future understanding, treatment and prevention of these and related illnesses will depend upon both psychosocial and neurobiological explanations of physical and mental fatigability.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0033-2917
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Old wine in new bottles: neurasthenia and 'ME'.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Psychiatry, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Historical Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't