psychogenic
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FND is a complex condition; previously known as psychosomatic or psychogenic illness, it describes physical symptoms with a psychological root.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
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
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
Blinken has long doubted that personnel are suffering from mass hysteria or some psychogenic event, officials have said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 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 John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
