| Literature DB >> 1197502 |
J I Teoh, S Soewondo, M Sidharta.
Abstract
This paper discusses the prevalence and characteristics of epidemic hysteria among predominantly rural Malay schools in Malaysia. An illustrative episode in a Malay residential girls' school is described, and contributory factors to this outbreak are elaborated. An attempt is made to analyze the complex interweaving of psychological, religious, cultural, and sociological factors in the precipitation of the outbreak.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID： 1197502 DOI： 10.1080/00332747.1975.11023855
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry ISSN： 0033-2747 Impact factor: 2.458