anxiety syndrome
101irritable bowel syndrome — (IBS, spastic colon, mucous colitis) a common condition in which recurrent abdominal pain with constipation and/or diarrhoea continues for years without any general deterioration in physical health. There is no detectable structural disease; the… …
102irritable bowel syndrome — IBS; = spastic colon; = mucous colitis a common condition in which recurrent abdominal pain with constipation and/or diarrhoea continues for years without any general deterioration in physical health. There is no detectable structural disease;… …
103Cotard’s syndrome — (the delusion of negativity [le délire de négation]) (1880) In 1880, Jules Cotard (1840–1889) presented to the Société médico psychologique in Paris (the French Psychiatric Society) a paper on patients, such as those at the private… …
104sundowner syndrome — /ˈsʌndaʊnə sɪndroʊm/ (say sundownuh sindrohm) noun a syndrome in which a lowered sense of wellbeing and heightened anxiety and restlessness are experienced in the late afternoon; especially prevalent in sufferers of Alzheimer s disease and… …
105premenstrual syndrome — noun Date: 1944 a varying group of symptoms manifested by some women prior to menstruation that may include emotional instability, irritability, insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, depression, headache, edema, and abdominal pain called also PMS …
106survivor syndrome — Psychiatry. a characteristic group of symptoms, including recurrent images of death, depression, persistent anxiety, and emotional numbness, occurring in survivors of disaster. Cf. survivor guilt. [1965 70] * * * …
107organic anxiety disorder — see under syndrome …
108anticholinergic syndrome — the central and peripheral effects produced by overdosage or abnormal reaction to clinical dosage of anticholinergic drugs, e.g., atropine, phenothiazines, antihistamines, and tricyclic antidepressants; signs and symptoms include anxiety,… …
109hyperventilation syndrome — a complex of symptoms that accompany hypocapnia caused by hyperventilation, including palpitations, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, profuse perspiration, and tingling sensations in the fingertips, face, or toes; prolonged overbreathing may… …
110Survivor syndrome — symptoms of insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, et cetera first described in Nazi concentration camp survivors …
