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| Year : 1992 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 366-369 |
An Epidemic of "Jhin - Jhini" - A Strange Contagious Psychogenic Disorder in a Village in West Bengal
DN Nandi1, Gauranga Banerjee2, H Saha1, Biswajit Sen1, Anuj Bhattacharjee3
1 Consultant Psychiatrist, Girindrasckhar Clinic, Calcutta, India
2 Professor, Psychiatrist Unit, N.R.S. Medical College, Calcutta, India
3 M.O.-in-charge, Amdanga Primary Health Centre, 24-Paraganas (North), India
Correspondence Address:
D N Nandi
Consultant Psychiatrist, Girindrasckhar Clinic, Calcutta
India
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PMID: 21776146 
An epidemic psychogenic disorder called "Jhin-Jhini, which broke out in a village in West Bengal, is described. Tlie social anthropological perspective is explored.
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