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Prevalence of mass social media-induced illness presenting with Tourette-like behavior in Germany between 2019 and 2021.
J Psychiatr Res
September 2024
Clinic of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Germany. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- A significant outbreak of mass sociogenic illness induced by social media (MSMI) was documented in Germany from 2019 to 2021, featuring functional Tourette-like behaviors (FTB).
- A representative survey involving 2,509 individuals revealed a prevalence rate of 0.17% for probable MSMI-FTB and 0.36% for highly likely cases, indicating the issue's relevance in public health.
- The study emphasizes the need for better education for healthcare professionals and the public to prevent misdiagnoses and ensure effective treatment for those affected by MSMI-FTB.
Tourette-like syndrome secondary to Kleefstra syndrome 1 with a de novo microdeletion in the EHMT1 gene.
BMC Neurol
October 2023
Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background: Gills de la Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder manifested by motor and vocal tics. Kleefstra syndrome 1 (KS1), a rare genetic disorder, is caused by haploinsufficiency of the EHMT1 gene and is characterized by intellectual disability (ID), childhood hypotonia, and distinctive facial features. Tourette-like syndrome in KS1 has rarely been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat distinguishes patients with mass social media-induced illness presenting with Tourette-like behavior from those with Tourette syndrome? Results of a prospective cohort study.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
February 2024
Clinic of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Since 2019, a global increase in patients presenting with functional Tourette-like behaviors (FTB) has been observed. This has been related to the exposure of tic-related content in social media, although other factors seem to further fuel this phenomenon. Recently, we, therefore, proposed the term mass social media-induced illness (MSMI) as, in our opinion, this phenomenon constitutes a new type of mass sociogenic illness (MSI) that is in contrast to all recent outbreaks spread solely via social media.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMass social media-induced illness presenting with Tourette-like behavior.
Front Psychiatry
September 2022
Clinic of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
Currently, we are facing a new manifestation of functional neurological disorder presenting with functional Tourette-like behavior (FTB). This study aimed to show characteristics of this phenotype presenting as an outbreak of "mass social media-induced illness" (MSMI) and to explore predisposing factors. Between 5-9/2021, we prospectively investigated 32 patients (mean/median age: 20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStop that! It's not Tourette's but a new type of mass sociogenic illness.
Brain
April 2022
Department of Psychiatry, Socialpsychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
We report the first outbreak of a new type of mass sociogenic illness that in contrast to all previously reported episodes is spread solely via social media. Accordingly, we suggest the more specific term 'mass social media-induced illness'. In Germany, the current outbreak of mass social media-induced illness is initiated by a 'virtual' index case, who is the second most successful YouTube creator in Germany and enjoys enormous popularity among young people.
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