Protean nature of mass sociogenic illness. From possessed nuns to chemical and biological terrorism fears

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 180, Issue APR., 2002, Pages 300-306

  Bartholomew, Robert E ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE; FOOD POISONING; HISTORY; HYSTERIA; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TERRORISM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANXIETY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; HYSTERIA; MASS BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; TERRORISM; WAR;

EID: 0036117575     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.180.4.300     Document Type: Review

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