| Document ID (ISN) | 101395 |
| CIS number |
03-186 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Caccappolo-van Vliet E., Kelly-McNeil K., Natelson B., Kipen H., Fiedler N. |
| Title |
Anxiety sensitivity and depression in multiple chemical sensitivities and asthma |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2002, Vol.44, No.10, p.890-901. 65 ref. |
| Abstract |
Patients with sensitivities to multiple chemicals report symptoms of cognitive dysfunction, respiratory distress and mood disturbance. Lifetime and current psychiatric disorders, personality traits associated with symptom reporting and tests of cognitive function were compared between 30 subjects with multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), 19 asthmatics and 31 healthy controls. When compared with asthmatics and controls, more MCS subjects met criteria for current depression and somatization disorder. MCS subjects and asthmatics scored significantly higher than controls on scales of chemical odour intolerance and anxiety sensitivity, both of which were significant predictors of physical symptoms. Few differences on objective neuropsychological tests were noted. However, MCS subjects with co-morbid depression performed significantly worse on a verbal memory test relative to asthmatics but not to controls. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
multifactor aetiology; anxiety; sensitization; asthma; hypersensitivity; depressive neurosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cognitive performance; symptoms; comparative study; character; psychosomatic disorders |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mental health
Multiple chemical sensitivities
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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