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Brain fag describes a condition experienced by high school or university students in response to the challenges of schooling.

References

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Prince, R. (1985). The concept of culture-bound syndromes: Anorexia nervosa and brain-fag. Social Science & Medicine, 21(2), 197-203. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(85)90089-9

'Brain fag' symptoms in apprentices in Nigeria.2002Morykino, O. Accessed March 2012. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12590195]

A Bad Case of the Brain Fags

And other mental problems you probably won't get in America.July 11, 2011Jesse BeringAccessed March 2312.[http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2011/07/a_bad_case_of_the_brain_fags.html]

Health24.Brain Fag.Monday, March 15, 2004.Extract from Psychology: An Introduction for Students in Southern Africa by Louw, DA and Edwards, DJA (1997) Heinemann: JohannesburgAccessed March 2012.[http://www.health24.com/mind/Culturebound_syndromes/1284-1304,13256.asp]

The Free Dictionary. by Farlex. [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Brain+fag]

BA Ola, O Morakinyo, AO Adewuya (2009). Brain Fag Syndrome – a myth or a reality.Accessed March 24, 2012 from African Journal of Psychiatry 12:135-143. [http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpsy/article/viewFile/43731/27254]