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Dr '''Colin Peter McEvedy''' (1930-2005) was a British consultant psychiatrist McEvedy best known for his research on [[hysteria]], bubonic plague and the history of [[polio]].<ref name="McEvedyBio">{{Cite journal | last = Richmond | first = Caroline | authorlink = | date = Oct 8, 2005 | title = Colin McEvedy | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1246098/|journal=BMJ : British Medical Journal|volume=331 | issue = 7520 | pages = 847|issn=0959-8138|pmc=1246098|quote=|via=}}</ref>
Dr '''Colin Peter McEvedy''' (1930-2005) was a British consultant psychiatrist McEvedy best known for his research on [[hysteria]], bubonic plague and the history of [[polio]].<ref name="McEvedyBio">{{Cite journal | last = Richmond | first = Caroline | authorlink = | date = Oct 8, 2005 | title = Colin McEvedy | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1246098/ | journal = BMJ : British Medical Journal|volume=331 | issue = 7520 | pages = 847|issn=0959-8138|pmc=1246098|quote=|via=}}</ref>


==Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis controversy ==
==Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis controversy ==
In 1970, Colin McEvedy and fellow psychiatrist [[William Beard|A William Beard]] published an influential study of 15 epidemics of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], then known as ''benign myalgic encephalomyelitis'',  concluding that the illness was the result of ''psychosocial phenomena'', and caused by either "[[mass hysteria]] on the part of patients" or "altered medical perception of the community".<ref name="McEvedy-Beard">{{cite journal | date = | title = Concept of Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis |url =https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1700895/|journal=[[British Medical Journal]]|volume=1 | issue = 5687 | pages = 11–5|doi=10.1136/bmj.1.5687.11|pmc=1700895|pmid=5411596 | last = McEvedy|first = CP|quote= | authorlink = Colin McEvedy | author-link2 = William Beard|via= | last2 = Beard | first2 = AW}}</ref>
In 1970, Colin McEvedy and fellow psychiatrist [[William Beard|A William Beard]] published an influential study of 15 epidemics of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]], then known as ''benign myalgic encephalomyelitis'',  concluding that the illness was the result of ''psychosocial phenomena'', and caused by either "[[mass hysteria]] on the part of patients" or "altered medical perception of the community".<ref name="McEvedy-Beard">{{cite journal | date = | title = Concept of Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis |url =https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1700895/ | journal = [[British Medical Journal]]|volume=1 | issue = 5687 | pages = 11–5|doi=10.1136/bmj.1.5687.11|pmc=1700895|pmid=5411596 | last = McEvedy|first = CP|quote= | authorlink = Colin McEvedy | author-link2 = William Beard|via= | last2 = Beard | first2 = AW}}</ref>


==Notable studies ==
==Notable studies ==

Latest revision as of 16:56, April 3, 2023

Dr Colin Peter McEvedy (1930-2005) was a British consultant psychiatrist McEvedy best known for his research on hysteria, bubonic plague and the history of polio.[1]

Benign myalgic encephalomyelitis controversy[edit | edit source]

In 1970, Colin McEvedy and fellow psychiatrist A William Beard published an influential study of 15 epidemics of myalgic encephalomyelitis, then known as benign myalgic encephalomyelitis, concluding that the illness was the result of psychosocial phenomena, and caused by either "mass hysteria on the part of patients" or "altered medical perception of the community".[2]

Notable studies[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Learn more[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Richmond, Caroline (October 8, 2005). "Colin McEvedy". BMJ : British Medical Journal. 331 (7520): 847. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1246098.
  2. 2.0 2.1 McEvedy, CP; Beard, AW. "Concept of Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis". British Medical Journal. 1 (5687): 11–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5687.11. PMC 1700895. PMID 5411596.