The ‘tired person’ syndrome

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On first glance, the “tired person” syndrome may seem a rather “tiresome” topic not worthy of a busy physician's attention. In truth, it may be your key to understanding a “problem” patient whose emotionally rooted physical complaints debilitate him or her and frustrate you. Read on to discover why a loss of productivity imposed by disease, disability, or aging may cause anxiety “so severe as to approach a panic state.”