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Ulysses syndrome

Ulysses syndrome noun: an atypical set of depressive, anxious, dissociative and somatoform symptoms resulting from the stress associated with modern migration.

Noun

Ulysses syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An atypical set of depressive, anxious, dissociative and somatoform symptoms resulting from the stress associated with modern migration.
  2. The physical and psychological sequelae of a misdiagnosis due to a false positive result.

Origin of Ulysses syndrome

Coined in 2002 by Joseba Achotegui of the Universitat de Barcelona, in reference to the ancient mythological hero Ulysses, who travelled for ten years through the Mediterranean to return home from the Trojan War.

Questions about Ulysses syndrome

What does Ulysses syndrome mean?
Ulysses syndrome means an atypical set of depressive, anxious, dissociative and somatoform symptoms resulting from the stress associated with modern migration.
What part of speech is Ulysses syndrome?
Ulysses syndrome is a noun.

Words near Ulysses syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Ulysses
  2. Ulysses Grant
  3. Ulysses Grants
  4. Ulysses S. Grant
  5. Ulysses S. Grants
  6. Ulysses syndrome
  7. Ulyssian
  8. ulzzang
  9. Ulúa
  10. um
  11. um, actually

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