psychogenic

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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

In January, Leach will deliver a talk to the British Psychological Society Conference titled "Dysexistential syndrome: the pathology of psychogenic death," in which he will explain his thinking on these processes and their implications.

From Salon

Viewing long covid purely as a psychogenic illness will do little to counter the public health threat the country now faces, Krumholz said, or to address the lingering suffering from other potentially post-infectious conditions.

From Washington Post

Others are skeptical the illnesses are anything more than psychogenic.

From Washington Post

"This secondary outbreak isn't necessarily mass psychogenic illness, but it involves mass suggestion. When you add in the potential for compensation, I would not be surprised to see tens of thousands of personnel filing reports."

From Salon