Does anyone know the term?

Years ago I read an article that gave a term for the psychiatric phenomenon where, when a previously rare psychiatric condition receives a lot of media attention, suddenly people begin developing that condition in large numbers. (This was an article in reference to the fugue state, but also referenced multiple personality disorders.) Anyone know what that term is?

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nonsensiclesnail · F

According to chat Gpt
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The phenomenon you're referring to is called "mass psychogenic illness" or "mass hysteria." It's when a group of people start experiencing similar physical symptoms with no discernible cause, often triggered by psychological factors like stress or fear, and can indeed be influenced by media coverage or social contagion”

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@nonsensiclesnail That sounds a bit more widespread than what I was thinking of. It wasn't a case of mass hysteria, but a sudden upswing in occurrences -- perhaps only a few dozen above what had gone before-- across the whole society.