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1Abteilung Umwelttoxikologie, Landesamt für Natur und Umwelt, Flintbek.
Abstract:
The phenomenon referred to as environmental illness, especially multiple chemical sensitivity, is an extremely controversial and puzzling issue. Despite the seeming gestalt of the disease there is no objective measure for diagnosis and pathophysiology. Psychological and psychosocial factors have a significant role in the presentation and prospects of the disease. Medical neglect of the suffering of the patients as well as iatrogenic attribution towards a chemical intoxication might both increase the risk of chronification and social isolation of patients up to a point of no return. Several observations and results from studies with environmental patients and in related fields are presented and discussed with the aim to encourage continuous research and a critical approach towards a phenomenon where the political necessity to decide is more advanced than the ability to understand.
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