Anergy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines anergy as the loss of capacity for active work and enterprise. It notes that this condition is observed in cases of melancholia and attributes it to central inhibition, hallucinations, and delusional ideas.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANERGY (from the Greek a—negative particle, and ergon—work), the loss of capacity for active work and enterprise; it is observed in cases of melancholia and is explained by central inhibition, hallucinations, delusional ideas, etc.
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“Anergy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/anergy/