Enfermedad psicógena masiva. Reporte de tres episodios no recientes.

Episodes of massive psychogenic disease have occurred in different social contexts, worldwide, throughout history. Every time health professionals participate more in their attention and solution. This work presents three "cases" classified as such, which the author had the opportunity to attend. There are, in this work comments, about each of them and concepts about this condition are updated; which is expressed by the most varied symptoms in a group of people facing intense stress due to supposed threatening even though there is no physical or environmental reason to get sick. It generates a marked tension in patients and doctors so as in the general public. Doctors and sanitary personnel should be prepared for its adequate diagnosis and conduct to follow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]