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Psychogenic epidemic - mass hysteria phenomena in Portugal

INTRODUCTION: Mass hysteria also called mass psychogenic illness (MPI), defined as a social phenomenon, consists of collective anxiety due to a perceived threat and can culminate in a cascade of symptoms suggestive of organic disease without an identifiable cause. Its history dates back to the 14th...

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Autores principales: Costa, A., Jesus, S., Almeida, M., Alcafache, J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9567156/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.999