Bradyphrenia

Bradyphrenia
Slowed thought processes. Can be a side effect of certain psychiatric medications.

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bra·dy·phre·nia -'frē-nē-ə n a condition characterized by slowness of mental processes

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brady·phre·nia (brad″e-freґne-ə) [brady- + phren- + -ia] slowness of thought or fatigability of initiative, resulting from depression or central nervous system disease; called also bradyphrasia.

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