Masovna psihogena bolest (Mass psychogenic illness, MPI), takođe nazvana masovna sociogena bolest, masovni psihogeni poremećaj, epidemijska histerija ili masovna histerija, uključuje širenje simptoma bolesti kroz populaciju u kojoj nema infektivnog agensa odgovornog za zarazu. To je brzo širenje znakova i simptoma bolesti koji pogađaju članove kohezivne grupe, a koji potiču od poremećaja nervnog sistema koji uključuje ekscitaciju, gubitak ili promenu funkcije, pri čemu fizičke tegobe koje se nesvesno pokazuju nemaju odgovarajuće organske uzroke koji su poznati.

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