psychogenic

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The investigation into Mrs Whitehead's death found her excessive water consumption was due to psychogenic polydipsia, which is well documented in patients with psychiatric disorders.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023

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

The prominence of pain might be taken as a likely cause for an instinctive reaction of withdrawal, which would account for the emotional palsy of these conditions on psychogenic grounds.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)