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Also known as harassment at work, victimization at work, worker harassment, employee harassment

Mobbing, as a sociological term, refers either to bullying in any context, or specifically to that within the workplace, especially when perpetrated by a group rather than an individual.

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  • Psychological and health effects
  • Development of the concept
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  • In the workplace
  • At school
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  • Persecutory delusions
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Mobbing, as a sociological term, refers either to bullying in any context, or specifically to that within the workplace, especially when perpetrated by a group rather than an individual.

== Psychological and health effects == Victims of workplace mobbing frequently suffer from: adjustment disorders, somatic symptoms, psychological trauma (e.g., trauma tremors or sudden onset selective mutism), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or major depression.

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