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
Then, the World Health Organization wrote about so-called “mass psychogenic illnesses” affecting hundreds of girls in schools across the country.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 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 stupor be a psychobiological reaction, it should occur, occasionally, in organic conditions just as the deliria of typhoid fever may contain many psychogenic elements.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
