The "jerks": mass hysteria or epilepsy?
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, Journal Article
Massey, EW; Brannon, WL; Riley, TL
Published in: South Med J
May 1981
Hysterical "epidemics" of "epilepsy" are well known in Eastern and Western cultures. A unique situation in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries was the American religious movement, the setting in which "the jerks" occurred. Descriptions of various types of "jerks," including dancing, barking, laughing exercise, running exercise, and singing exercise are described.
Duke Scholars
Published In
South Med J
ISSN
0038-4348
Publication Date
May 1981
Volume
74
Issue
5
Start / End Page
607 / 609
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Movement
- Mass Behavior
- Male
- Hysteria
- Humans
- History, 20th Century
- History, 19th Century
- General & Internal Medicine
- Female
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Massey, E. W., Brannon, W. L., & Riley, T. L. (1981). The "jerks": mass hysteria or epilepsy? South Med J, 74(5), 607–609.
Massey, E. W., W. L. Brannon, and T. L. Riley. “The "jerks": mass hysteria or epilepsy?” South Med J 74, no. 5 (May 1981): 607–9.
Massey EW, Brannon WL, Riley TL. The "jerks": mass hysteria or epilepsy? South Med J. 1981 May;74(5):607–9.
Massey, E. W., et al. “The "jerks": mass hysteria or epilepsy?” South Med J, vol. 74, no. 5, May 1981, pp. 607–09.
Massey EW, Brannon WL, Riley TL. The "jerks": mass hysteria or epilepsy? South Med J. 1981 May;74(5):607–609.
Published In
South Med J
ISSN
0038-4348
Publication Date
May 1981
Volume
74
Issue
5
Start / End Page
607 / 609
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Movement
- Mass Behavior
- Male
- Hysteria
- Humans
- History, 20th Century
- History, 19th Century
- General & Internal Medicine
- Female