title: Mass psychogenic illness and the social network: is it changing the pattern of outbreaks?
authors.affiliation: Department of History and Social Sciences, Botany College, Manukau, Auckland,  New Zealand.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Bartholomew
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wessely
authors.forename: G James
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D055884:Chemical Hazard Release / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008399:Mass Behavior; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D060756:Social Networking