Mass Hysteria and Adolescent Girl: An Interventional Study

Sharma, Pushpa Prasad; Jha, Abhijeet Kumar; Joshi, Anish; Lamsal, Ritesh

doi:10.3126/njog.v5i1.5055

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“…We have few published studies on mass hysteria in children from Nepal till date. [ 4 5 ] Our report is significantly different from other reported outbreaks in that there were recurrent episodes of “mass hysteria” in the same school over the period of 3 consecutive years. We concluded the study findings as being a special case of “recurrent epidemic of mass hysteria.” Our study differed from other published studies in that we did not find any specific precipitating factors associated with the onset of the outbreak, which has been routinely mentioned in the available literature.…”

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“…The same has been reported by other authors from Nepal. [ 4 5 9 ] Available literature on mass hysteria in children showed that younger girls were more susceptible, but disturbance was more severe and lasted longer in older girls. [ 10 ]…”

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“…Mass hysteria has been reported in the past from various parts of the world including Nepal. [ 2 3 4 5 ] We present here a brief study on “recurrent mass hysteria,” which occurred in a remote village school in western Nepal.…”

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Recurrent mass hysteria in schoolchildren in Western Nepal

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Bhandary

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Indian J Psychiatry

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Aim: The aim was to study the clinical presentation and factors contributing to “recurrent mass hysteria” among rural schoolgoing children. Materials and Methods: A visit to a school in a remote hilly district of Puythan, Nepal, was carried out to assess students experiencing mass dissociative/conversion symptoms over a short period of time. There was a second incidence of “mass hysteria” on the day of visit. Regular follow-up of these students was done telephonically for the next 1 year. Results: The total number of child victim of “mass hysteria” was 47, with majority of them being girl students. Historically, at least two more attacks of “mass hysteria” were noted in the schoolchildren in the preceding years. Follow-up study revealed no further attacks of similar “mass attacks” over the following 1 year. Conclusion: Supporting, assuring, counseling, and educating these children, their parents and teachers and conducting public awareness programs are the mainstay of treatment of mass hysteria.

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Recurrent mass hysteria in schoolchildren in Western Nepal

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“…In addition, there were differences between male and female children in the way they expressed the traumatic event, which is perhaps attributable to the Islam culture and the patriarchal family system in their home: Boys reproduced their stories directly in the sandtray, whereas girls represented their stories indirectly, in the form of an attack from a tiger or a snake. This suggests the need for a future study on how cultural factors may influence the way refugee children express their traumatic experience in sandplay therapy (Jang, 2017;Maharatta et al, 2017;Sharma et al, 2010). Through sandplay, participants were able to SeHwa Lee․Mikyung Jang / A Study of Themes and Symbols in Group Sandplay Therapy of Rohingya Refugee Children in Malaysia…”

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A Study of Themes and Symbols in Group Sandplay Therapy of Rohingya Refugee Children in Malaysia

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Jang²

2018

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This study analyzed the common themes and symbols expressed in group sandpictures of Rohingya refugees children who had fled from racial and religion oppressions in Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. A total of eight children who attended an international refugee school located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia participated in the study. The school is under the auspice of the UN Refugee Agency. These children were given three group sandplay sessions of 90 minutes over a period of two weeks. The participants' sandpictures and comments during therapy were interpreted through an analytical psychological approach, after which the collected data was classified according to their similarities. Then the data was narrowed down, and themes that often arose in the sandpictures were categorized. As a result, five common themes were observed: destruction and death, ceaseless fighting, family members at risk, survival of the boat people, and the first step toward a normal life. The participants represented traumas they received, from the process of violent repression, evacuation, and adaptation to Malaysia, through direct linguistic expressions together with destructive and endless fighting sandpicture scenes. This study provided them with an opportunity to express their traumas and psychological distress under a trust-based relationship amongst the group members and to recognize the possibility that they could bring changes into their lives.

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“…This study demonstrates that sandplay therapy is a suitable method of psychotherapeutic intervention in a culture that regards expressing feelings in nonverbal ways as more appropriate than to verbalize them. Furthermore, given that the culture of Nepal is strongly influenced by Hinduism and at the same time it has a patriarchal society, the way in which women and men express themselves is different (Maharatta et al, 2017;Sharma et al, 2010). These differences require further study.…”

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Archetypal Symbolism in the Recovery Process from Natural Disaster: Sandplay Therapy of Nepal Earthquake Adolescent Survivors

Jang¹

2017

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the process of psychological recovery following earthquakes as well as the archetypal symbolism in the process of sandplay therapy. The study participants were 12 adolescents who had resided for 16 months in a temporary camp for those displaced after the earthquakes in Nepal in 2015. The participants typically created scenes of archetypal invasion (Attacks by snakes, beasts, aliens, monsters and unidentified assailants), earthquakes or the aftermath of earthquakes (Earthquake, destruction of buildings, volcanic explosions), Helping Forces (Emergence of heroes, police, father or outsiders/Soldiers, weapons, and fighting scenes between soldiers and animals/monsters, and bad people Gods), and reconstruction of homes (Construction of a new and good nation), Recovery of Order (Division, well-compartmented strong houses/Peaceful nature, family and home). The religious and cultural in influences on the participants were reflected in their sandpictures and comments that the earthquake was caused by a divine being. Yet at the same time they expressed in archetypal symbols their ability to recover with the help of this divine presence.

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Mass Hysteria and Adolescent Girl: An Interventional Study

Abstract: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v5i1.5055 NJOG 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(1): 17-20

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Recurrent mass hysteria in schoolchildren in Western Nepal

Recurrent mass hysteria in schoolchildren in Western Nepal

A Study of Themes and Symbols in Group Sandplay Therapy of Rohingya Refugee Children in Malaysia

Archetypal Symbolism in the Recovery Process from Natural Disaster: Sandplay Therapy of Nepal Earthquake Adolescent Survivors

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