Astenomania
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Astenomania is a term used by some French psychiatrists to describe mental illnesses characterized by a brief state of psychic weakness followed by a period of excitement. This 1930s definition reflects the psychiatric terminology of the era.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ASTENOMANIA (from the Greek asthenes—weak and mania—madness), a term used by some French psychiatrists to denote mental illnesses in which a brief state of psychic weakness (asthenia) is followed by a period of excitement (hypersthenic or maniacal).
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“Astenomania.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/astenomania/