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 the WHO said it appeared to be “mass psychogenic illnesses.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Experts have emphasized that even if the illnesses were psychogenic, that doesn’t mean sufferers are imagining their symptoms.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
If the resemblance amounted to identity, we would have to admit that a specific toxin may produce a specific mental reaction which we have concluded on other grounds to be psychogenic.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
