Canada's "toxic bus": the new challenge for law enforcement in the post-9/11 world/mass psychogenic illness. From: Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: Bartholomew, Robert; Wessely, Simon | COPYRIGHT 2007 Canadian Criminal Justice Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Episodes of mass psychogenic illness are challenging under the best of circumstances. Typically incubated in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, the initial diagnoses are often contentious, and ir takes time for environmental tests to be processed. Even when results come back negative and a psychogenic cause is the obvious assessment, there is often a backlash from victims and community members, who re...

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