psychache

psychache
n.
Extreme psychological pain.
Example Citations:
Holden researches "psychache," or unbearable psychological pain, and how it relates to suicidal behaviour..."If they wish to address this sort of psychache then I think they need to focus in on which particular frustrated need is relevant for that particular individual," Holden said.
—Laura Payton, " Prisons must work to prevent suicides: expert: http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/05/13475256-qmi.html," Toronto Sun, April 5, 2010
According to a study from Montpellier, France, "It has been suggested that psychological pain ('psychache') is a key factor in the suicidal process...We hypothesized that more intense psychache during a major depressive episode would be a factor of vulnerability to suicidal behavior."
—" Research by E. Olie and colleagues in life sciences provides new insights: http://www.newsrx.com/newsletters/Mental-Health-Weekly-Digest/2010-04-19/3004192010382MN.html," Mental Health Digest Weekly, April 19, 2010
Earliest Citation:
My neologisms are meant to clarify; to make sharper distinctions. (I see nothing frivolous in them.) Suicidology simply defines the field of knowledge of suicide and the practice of suicide prevention; psychache throws emphasis on the central role of psychological pain in suicide (and suicide's irreducible psychological character).
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I've noticed the use of this word 'Psychache' over the past decade. It seems to be rooted in the deep political social and economic changes that this generation has witnessed.

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