Hydromania
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Hydromania is described as a form of obsessive-compulsive state characterized by a pathological urge to commit suicide by drowning. Individuals with this condition experience an irresistible sensation of being drawn into the water when near bridges or bodies of water.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
HYDROMANIA (from the Greek hydor — water and mania — madness), one of the types of obsessive states, characterized by a morbid desire to commit suicide through drowning; such patients cannot calmly remain near water or cross a bridge: they develop a sensation that someone is pulling them into the water. In severe cases, they carry out their desire.
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“Hydromania.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hydromania/