Psychiatry and Psychology

Mass Gatherings

Organized or spontaneous events where the number of people attending is sufficient to strain the planning and response resources of the community hosting the event. (WHO, 2008). These events include the gathering of people as the result of natural disasters or conflict.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Organized or spontaneous events where the number of people attending is sufficient to strain the planning and response resources of the community hosting the event. (WHO, 2008). These events include the gathering of people as the result of natural disasters or conflict.

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5 entry terms
  • Gathering, Mass
  • Mass Gathering
  • Public Demonstrations
  • Demonstration, Public
  • Public Demonstration

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History Note

2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Crowding (2000-2021)

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.813w.542w
  2. F01.145.875.281w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mass Gatherings. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000090522. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000090522
  2. Mass Gatherings. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_gathering
  3. Mass Gatherings. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6784043