In search of answers to the many questions in Le Roy - Buffalo News

In search of answers to the many questions in Le Roy Buffalo News A: Conversion disorder occurs when someone develops neurologic symptoms, such as involuntary movements and sounds -- "tics" -- that have no known physical cause. Conversion disorder is believed to be the physical manifestation of psychological stress.

It Could Just Be Stress: The Teens of LeRoy and Conversion Disorder - The Atlantic

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It Could Just Be Stress: The Teens of LeRoy and Conversion Disorder The Atlantic Before the breakout, Le Roy, first settled way back in the 18th century, was best known as the birthplace of Jell-O. More unsettling than the tics and twitches themselves is the fact that nobody seems to know what is causing them. LeRoy Mystery Illness Symptoms May Be Spreading Through Social MediaHuffington Post What's Causing the Bizarre Plague of Tics in Upstate New York?Discover Magazine (blog) Conversion Disorder in Leroy NY?Age of Autism all 13 news articles »

Doctor: Teens' mystery illness not a hoax - CBS News

Doctor: Teens' mystery illness not a hoax CBS News Mechtler said. In essence, symptoms without a cause. Dr. Mechtler has treated 14 of the 18 reported cases. He explains that even though an MRI wouldn't show it, stress can trigger real physical ailments, like migraines and stomach ulcers. and more »

Mystery illness causes Tourette's-like symptoms in US teens - The Sun

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Mystery illness causes Tourette's-like symptoms in US teens The Sun Mass hysteria is a conversion disorder — where psychological conflict due to stress expresses itself physically when there is no actual physical cause. A common example is a facial tick due to anxiety. Or a man becoming impotent if he's in a ... Why Are More Than a Dozen Girls in Upstate New York Twitching?Slate Magazine all 4 news articles »

Rowdy public meeting on teens' mystery Tourette's - USA TODAY

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Rowdy public meeting on teens' mystery Tourette's USA TODAY By Sean Dobbin, Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle The superintendent of a New York school district reiterated at a raucous public meeting Saturday that early tests have shown no environmental cause for the Tourette-like symptoms that are afflicting ... Controversy over Tourette-like illness affecting teens in NYDigitalJournal.com Le Roy school officials post 'summary of ongoing investigation' on district ...The Daily News Online all 18 news articles »

NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics - CNN International

NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics CNN International By Steve Almasy and Jim Spellman, CNN Editor's note: Tune in to "Dr. Drew" on HLN next week at 9 ET/6 PT for the latest on the investigation into this strange illness that's causing 15 teens to suffer uncontrollable twitching and outbursts. and more »

The Le Roy Teen Mystery: How to Treat Mass Psychogenic Illness - TIME

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The Le Roy Teen Mystery: How to Treat Mass Psychogenic Illness TIME They conclude that it is instead a stress response known as mass psychogenic illness. Healthland spoke with Joan Broderick, associate professor of psychiatry at Stony Brook University, who has conducted research on psychogenic illness and treated many ...