The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rest cure
Rest cure \Rest cure\ (Med.) Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of massage and electricity.
Usage examples of "rest cure".
They come for the rest cure, for the clear air cure, for the whey cure, for the grape cure.
But the Brotherhood will pay half your stipend because you are on a rest cure.
Wilson's friends were to be told that he was away for a rest cure and must not be disturbed.
She can go take the rest cure she needs, and I'll retire and resume my studies, same as I always wanted to.