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mass sociogenic illness: a standalone construct

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Health psychology

the rapid spread of illness symptoms through a group without an organic cause, driven by shared beliefs and anxiety.

In health psychology, mass sociogenic illness refers to the rapid spread of illness symptoms through a group without an organic cause, driven by shared beliefs and anxiety. This meaning comes from Bartholomew (2002) in British Journal of Psychiatry.[1]

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Bartholomew, R. E., & Wessely, S. (2002). Protean nature of mass sociogenic illness: From possessed nuns to chemical and biological terrorism fears. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180(4), 300-306. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.180.4.300

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