Multiple Chemical Sensitivities–Syndrome and Solution
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Vol. 33 (2), 95-99
- https://doi.org/10.3109/15563659509000456
Abstract
After describing two patients seen by the author, we define multiple chemical sensitivities and discuss the scope of the problem and the epidemiology. Although the incidence of multiple chemical sensitivities is not known, the demographics are similar to that of agoraphobia. The classical conditioning model is proposed as a useful description of multiple chemical sensitivities. The desensitization approach to the diagnosis and treatment is proposed. Results with three patients were encouraging and the approach seems worthy of further evaluation and refinement.Keywords
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