Contagious behaviour

We all know diseases are contagious, like the flu or common cold but did you know behaviour can be contagious too? Learn more with All in the Mind ⎮29 min Listen
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Contagious behaviour
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We all know that certain diseases are contagious, but sometimes behaviour is contagious as well. We take a look at some historical examples - such as the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962, and the case of uncontrollable dancing in 1518 - and we consider what might drive copycat crimes. There's also the possibility of suicide contagion. 

Listen to the podcast Contagious behaviour presented by Sana Qadar.

Trigger warning: this episode touches on the subject of suicide, please take care while listening.

Guests

Dr Suzanne SchweizerLecturer, Psychology, UNSW

Assoc Prof Jo RobinsonHead of Suicide Prevention, Orygen

Rupert Saunders, Senior Clinical Advisor, Headspace

Dr Michelle Noon, Criminologist and psychologist, RMIT

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