Mass Psychogenic Illness, Trance States, and Suggestion
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
- Vol. 30 (4) , 267-275
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00029157.1988.10402749
Abstract
Reports of mass psychogenic illness (MPI) date to the thirteenth century in Europe. The historical and contemporary literature on mass psychogenic illness are reviewed and a case illustration is provided which meets the current diagnostic criteria for MPI. Speculation is offered about the similarities between mass psychogenic illness phenomena and “active-alert” trance states. In particular, the presence of a spontaneous trance state and heightened receptivity to suggestion leading to MPI are discussed.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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