Massive Psychogenic Disease. A report of three not recent episodes

Episodes of massive psychogenic disease have occurred in different social contexts, worldwide, throughout history. Every time health professionals participate more in their attention and solution. This work presents three ¨cases¨ classified as such, which the author had the opportunity to attend. Th...

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Main Author: Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2018-12-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/4216
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description Episodes of massive psychogenic disease have occurred in different social contexts, worldwide, throughout history. Every time health professionals participate more in their attention and solution. This work presents three ¨cases¨ classified as such, which the author had the opportunity to attend. There are, in this work comments, about each of them and concepts about this condition are updated; which is expressed by the most varied symptoms in a group of people facing intense stress due to supposed threatening even though there is no physical or environmental reason to get sick. It generates a marked tension in patients and doctors so as in the general public. Doctors and sanitary personnel should be prepared for its adequate diagnosis and conduct to follow.
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spelling doaj.art-9858e608aec54e4eb505bd226b7072de2022-12-22T02:22:39ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2018-12-011669809871647Massive Psychogenic Disease. A report of three not recent episodesAlfredo Darío Espinosa Brito0Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Episodes of massive psychogenic disease have occurred in different social contexts, worldwide, throughout history. Every time health professionals participate more in their attention and solution. This work presents three ¨cases¨ classified as such, which the author had the opportunity to attend. There are, in this work comments, about each of them and concepts about this condition are updated; which is expressed by the most varied symptoms in a group of people facing intense stress due to supposed threatening even though there is no physical or environmental reason to get sick. It generates a marked tension in patients and doctors so as in the general public. Doctors and sanitary personnel should be prepared for its adequate diagnosis and conduct to follow.http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/4216trastorno de personalidad histriónica
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title_short Massive Psychogenic Disease. A report of three not recent episodes
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