非洲学生的精神疾病：再探“脑力衰竭”综合征

Psychiatric illness in African students: "brain fag" syndrome revisited.

作者信息

Jegede R O

出版信息

Can J Psychiatry. 1983 Apr;28(3):188-92. doi: 10.1177/070674378302800306.

Abstract

For 20 years, since Prince originally introduced it, the term "brain fag syndrome" has been used to describe a variety of symptoms frequently reported by students in Africa. In this paper the author questions the validity of the use of the term on the basis of clinical evidence afforded by his work and reports in the literature. It is concluded that brain fag syndrome is a misnomer and that more specific diagnostic terms such as anxiety neurosis and depressive neurosis should be used in its place.

摘要

自普林斯最初提出“脑力疲劳综合征”这一术语以来的20年里，它一直被用来描述非洲学生经常报告的各种症状。在本文中，作者根据自己的工作提供的临床证据以及文献中的报道，对该术语使用的有效性提出质疑。得出的结论是，脑力疲劳综合征是一个不恰当的名称，应该用更具体的诊断术语，如焦虑神经症和抑郁神经症来取而代之。