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Phenomenon of Nightclub Shots: Mass Psychogenic Disease?
| Τίτλος: | Phenomenon of Nightclub Shots: Mass Psychogenic Disease? |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Delhaye M; Université Catholique de Louvain, Psychosomatics Unit, Mont-Godinne University Hospital, Rue Dr Gaston Therasse 1, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium, melanie.delhaye@student.uclouvain.be., Zdanowicz N |
| Πηγή: | Psychiatria Danubina [Psychiatr Danub] 2023 Oct; Vol. 35 (Suppl 2), pp. 160-163. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Review; Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Facultas Universitatis [i.e. Facultas Medica Universitatis] Studiorum Zagrabiensis in cooperation with WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health--KBC Zagreb, on behalf of the Danube Symposion of Psychiatry Country of Publication: Croatia NLM ID: 9424753 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0353-5053 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03535053 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychiatr Danub Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Zagreb : Facultas Universitatis [i.e. Facultas Medica Universitatis] Studiorum Zagrabiensis in cooperation with WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health--KBC Zagreb, on behalf of the Danube Symposion of Psychiatry, 1989- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Somatoform Disorders*/diagnosis , Somatoform Disorders*/epidemiology , Mass Behavior*, Hysteria/diagnosis ; Hysteria/epidemiology ; Hysteria/psychology ; Humans ; Female ; Adolescent ; Anxiety ; Fear |
| Περίληψη: | Background: This article examines the possibility that the "nightclub shots" epidemic is a "mass psychogenic disease" phenomenon, by comparing the various cases of "mass sociogenic diseases" reported in the literature. We carried out a literature review on PubMed. The keywords used were "mass hysteria", "mass sociogenic disease", "mass psychogenic disease" and "epidemic of multiple unexplained symptoms". Results: Our review of the literature revealed several elements common to the various "mass hysterias" we identified. These phenomena generally appear in a climate of anxiety specific to the era in which they occur, in this case the fear of bioterrorism in the 21st century. Symptoms are generally benign and transient, appearing and resolving easily without the identification of an organic cause. They usually occur in a small group of individuals, and more frequently in young people and women. The media can exacerbate the phenomenon. Conclusion: The phenomenon of epidemics of nightclub shots seems to fit into the common framework of "mass psychogenic diseases" identified in the literature. This diagnosis could therefore be evoked, in the absence of any other objective somatic explanation. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: mass hysteria - mass sociogenic disease - mass psychogenic disease - epidemic of multiple unexplained symptoms |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20231006 Date Completed: 20231009 Latest Revision: 20231018 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PMID: | 37800220 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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