Industrial mass psychogenic illness: The unfashionable diagnosis

Magnavita, Nicola

doi:10.1348/000711200160570

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“…Prompt public identification of episodes of mass psychogenic illness has been advocated as an important step in terminating them, but such an approach can be problematic in practice [ 9 , 20 ]. Prompt recognition, coordinated investigations, effective stress coping strategy, and environmental modifications are essential in alleviation of the widespread anxiety surrounding an episode of mass psychogenic illness [ 19 ]. Awareness of the characteristics of mass psychogenic illness is crucial for physicians and other healthcare personnel who respond to such outbreaks [ 1 ].…”

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“…Common symptoms are nausea, dizziness, fainting, headache, abdominal pain, hyperventilation, cough, fatigue, drowsiness, weakness, watery eyes, chest pain, vomiting, and so forth [6][7][8][9]. Investigators failed to conclude regarding any predisposing factor of an episode, but psychological factors, environmental factors, different stressors, conflicts, lower education, lower socioeconomic status, minority race, and history of abuse or trauma may be involved [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Responders of emergency management and the initial media reports of unexplained illness are believed to amplify the phenomenon by spreading threatening information and lead more people to report symptoms [20].…”

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Mass Psychogenic Illness: Demography and Symptom Profile of an Episode

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Background. Mass psychogenic illness has been a recurrent phenomenon in Bangladesh over recent times. Objectives. This study was aimed at investigating the demographic characteristics and symptom profile of an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness occurring in a girls' high school. Methods and Materials. In 14 April 2013, a total of 93 students of a girls' high school suddenly developed various symptoms following intake of tiffin cake which resulted in panic and hospital admission. A descriptive, cross-sectional observational survey was done to define various characteristics of the outbreak. Results. No organic explanation for the reported illnesses was found. 93 female students were included who were hospitalized during the incident. Trigger factor was found in 98% of students. Most of the students were 13 years old. Average interval between exposure to the trigger and onset of symptoms was 151.5 minutes. Commonest symptoms were abdominal pain (83%), headache (73%), chest pain (69%), body ache (63%), nausea (69%), and generalized weakness and fatigue (61%). Hospital stay following the incident was about 12 hours on average. Conclusion. To avoid unnecessary panic in the community a prompt, coordinated response is important in resolving widespread community anxiety surrounding these episodes.

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Mass Psychogenic Illness: Demography and Symptom Profile of an Episode

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“…Norito asserts that job stress is among the main reasons of mental disorders, especially depression (Norito K 1999. Signs of job stress are divided into 3 main groups: psychological symptoms such as emotional and cognitive problems, depression, anxiety, insufficient sensitivity, isolation and mental illness (Magnavita 2000). Physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, heart disease, digestive disorders, headache and disorder of the immune system (Spigelman andDwyer 2004, Möller, Theorell et al 2005).…”

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Relationship between Toxic Leadership and Job Stress of Knowledge Workers

Hadadian

Zarei

2016

Studies in Business and Economics

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Öz Stres, birçok sektörde olduğu gibi turizm sektöründe de çalışanların günlük yaşamlarının bir gerçeği haline gelmiştir. Çalışanlar ve yöneticiler, değişimin ve belirsizliğin hâkim olduğu ortamlarda çalışmaktadırlar. Stres yaratan faktörlerin çoğu yöneticilerin kontrol edemeyecekleri nitelikte olduğundan, yöneticiler ve diğer çalışanlar bu ortama uyum göstermekte zorlanmaktadırlar. Özelikle otellerin mutfak bölümünde çalışan aşçılar çoğu zaman çalışma koşulları bakımından yoğun stres altında görevlerini yerine getirmekte, mutfağın sıcak ve boğucu havası bu bölümde çalışan aşçıları ve mutfak personelini asabileştirmekte ve bunun sonucu olarak da diğer işgörenler ile gereksiz tartışmalara girebilmektedirler. Bu gibi durumlarla karşılaşılması ise aşçıların toksik davranışlarının artmasına sebebiyet verebilmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı otel işletmelerinde çalışan aşçıların iş stresi ile toksik davranışları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Bu kapsamda, Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren beş yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde çalışan 449 aşçıya anket uygulanarak veriler toplanmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda iş stresinin toksik davranışlar ile pozitif yönlü anlamlı ilişki içinde olduğu ve iş stresinin toksik davranışlardaki değişimlerin ‰61,0'ını açıkladığı bulgulanmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Aşçı, iş stresi, toksik davranış. Abstract Stress, like in many sectors, has become one daily routine of people working in the tourism sector. Employees and managers have been working in changing and uncertain environments. Because most of the factors causing stress are in a nature that managers cannot control, employees and managers have difficulty in adapting to this environment. Especially chefs working in the kitchen of the hotels work under intense stress, hot and stifling atmosphere of the kitchen irritates the chefs and kitchen staff, and so they sometimes quarrel with other employees. Such conditions cause an increase in toxic behaviour of the chefs. The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between job stress of the hotel chefs and their toxic behaviour. In this context, data has been collected by implementing a survey to 449 chefs working in five-star hotels in Turkey. The analysis showed that job stress has positive relationship with toxic behaviour and job stress explains ‰61,0 of changes in toxic behaviour.

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“…Occupational stress has unpleasant impacts on employees and organizations including psychological, physical and organizational effects. Anxiety, depression, nervous exhaustion, irritability, aggression, sudden emotional unloading, overeating, impulsive behavior, inability to make decisions, poor concentration, distraction, and heightened sensitivity to criticism are some of the most important psychological effects of occupational stress (Darvishi et al, 2014;Magnavita, 2000). The most well-known physiological effects include migraine headaches, increased heart rate, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disorders, pulmonary disease, digestive disorders, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, sleep disorders, headache and immune system disorders.…”

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Occupational stressors among firefighters: application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM)Techniques

Rajabi

Molaeifar

Jahangiri

et al. 2020

Heliyon

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Background: Firefighters are exposed to a wide range of occupational stressors due to the nature of their job. Multicriteria decision-making technique (MCDM) is a method for identifying, evaluating, and preventing occupational stressors among firefighters. The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the occupational stressors among firefighters using the fuzzy delphi method (FDM) and fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP). Methods: This qualitative-descriptive study was carried out in two stages. First, the most important occupational stressors of firefighters were identified and screened using a systematic review of scientific references and expert opinions based on the FDM. Then, all of the screened stressors were weighted and prioritized by the FAHP using the opinions of experts. All results were analyzed using Excel software. Results: Among, the 52 occupational stressors of firefighters identified in the first stage, 27 stressors were selected to enter into the FAHP. The FAHP results showed that among the four main dimensions, the weight of managerial factors (0.358) was more than other dimensions. The overall result of the study, regardless of the stressors' main dimensions showed that the most important stressors among firefighters were financial strain due to inadequate pay, fear of explosion at incident scenes, toxic smoke, and gases produced at fires and lack of attention given to job safety by management, respectively. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, most occupational stressors of the firefighters are caused by organizational factors. Therefore, the implementation of management strategies to reduce the occupational stress of firefighters is recommended.

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Industrial mass psychogenic illness: The unfashionable diagnosis

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Mass Psychogenic Illness: Demography and Symptom Profile of an Episode

Mass Psychogenic Illness: Demography and Symptom Profile of an Episode

Relationship between Toxic Leadership and Job Stress of Knowledge Workers

Occupational stressors among firefighters: application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM)Techniques

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