psychogenic

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Her medical cause of death was hyponatraemic encephalopathy, acute hyponatremia and psychogenic polydipsia.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

The U.N. concluded that the symptoms were the result of mass psychogenic illness, a form of social panic.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023

Some published reports have suggested that the symptoms were characteristic of "mass psychogenic illness," but the declassified report rejects that, finding that the AHIs "do not fit criteria for mass psychogenic illness."

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

No evidence was found to support the suspicions, and WHO said it appeared to be a “mass psychogenic illness.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2023

The prominence of pain might be taken as a likely cause for an instinctive reaction of withdrawal, which would account for the emotional palsy of these conditions on psychogenic grounds.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)