Arithmomania

Also known as: Obsessive counting

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Arithmomania is defined in the 1930s Soviet medical context as an obsessive urge to count. It is categorized as a type of obsessive-compulsive state.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ARITHMOMANIA, an obsessive urge to count (see Obsessive states).

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“Arithmomania.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/arithmomania/