NR AIED
AU McEvedy,C.J.; Basquille,J.
TI BSE, public anxiety and private neurosis
QU Journal of Psychosomatic Research 1997 May; 42(5): 485-6
PT journal article
AB Following the recent focus of media attention on BSE, and the putative link between the cattle disease and cases of variant CJD in humans in the UK, we report two cases of "BSE phobia." The relationship between popular conceptions of science and psychopathology is discussed.
MH Adult; Animal; *Attitude to Health; Case Report; Cattle; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*psychology; Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform/*psychology; England; Female; Human; Hypochondriasis/*psychology; Male; *Mass Media; Phobic Disorders/*psychology
AD Department of Psychiatry, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK
SP englisch
PO England