Ep 1 : mass hysteria meets the mic

This week we delve into the intriguing case of Mass hysteria/ Mass Psychogenic Illness (MPI) that befell the St. Teresa Eregi Girls School in October 2023. Over 90 students were affected by bizarre and disturbing symptoms; from rhythmic muscle twitching to severe cases of wheelchair-bound paralysis. We trace the journey from initial symptoms to the ultimate diagnosis of MPI, providing insights from medical assessments and historical parallels..

REFERENCES:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536509/ (Types)

https://journals.lww.com/joem/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=1981&issue=09000&article=00013&type=Abstract (role of psychosocial organizational stressors)

Little green men, moewing nuns and head hunting panics by Robert E. Bartholomew. (Non confrontational way to get out of a stress full situation, most common in women)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4804316/ (nocebo)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480686/   ( hysteria associated with women)

https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/12274127 (Tanganyika laughter epidemic)

https://theindependent.sg/the-day-the-shrinking-penis-epidemic-struck-singapore/ (koro)

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322607#Recent-instances-of-mass-hysteria ( definition,

DSM

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7913136/#:~:text=When%20a%20mass%20hysteria%20causes,the%20perceived%20threat%20%5B19%5D (COVID 19 and the political economy of mass hysteria)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354622000242 (Where is the mind in COVID-19 causality?)

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/5/389 (Digital Mass Hysteria during Pandemic? A Study of Twitter Communication Patterns in the US during the Stages of COVID-19 Vaccine - mass hysteria surrounding COVID vaccine)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30118381/ (Colombia HPV vaccine)

https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/2361 (media effect on drug side effects.)