Self-reported sensitivity to chemical exposures in five clinical populations and healthy controls

Stefan S. Nawab; Claudia S. Miller; Janet K. Dale; Benjamin D. Greenberg; Theodore C. Friedman; George P. Chrousos; Stephen E. Straus; Norman E. Rosenthal

doi:10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00148-7

Self-reported sensitivity to chemical exposures in five clinical populations and healthy controls

Stefan S. Nawab, Claudia S. Miller, Janet K. Dale, Benjamin D. Greenberg, Theodore C. Friedman, George P. Chrousos, Stephen E. Straus, Norman E. Rosenthal

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Abstract

Two hundred and twenty-five subjects, including normal volunteers and patients with previously documented seasonal affective disorder (SAD), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Cushing's syndrome, Addison's disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), completed a self-rated inventory of reported sensitivity to various chemical exposures. Patients with CFS, Addison's disease and SAD self-reported more sensitivity to chemical exposures than normal controls. In addition, women reported more sensitivity than men. This report suggests that chemical sensitivity may be a relevant area to explore in certain medical and psychiatric populations. A possible relationship between reported chemical sensitivity and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis functioning is discussed. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	67-74
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00148-7
State	Published - Jul 24 2000

Keywords

Addison's disease
Chemical exposure
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Cushing's syndrome
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA)
Multiple chemical sensitivity
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Seasonal affective disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry

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