The role of suggestions and personality characteristics in producing illness reports and desires for suing the responsible party

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-140

  Lindberg, Marc A ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypochondriasis; Mass hysteria; Mass psychogenic illness; Sick building

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUGGESTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUGGESTION;

EID: 0036490383     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980209604144     Document Type: Article

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