| Environmental psychosomatics--an integrative model. | |
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PMID: 10507134 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Patients presenting with new clinical syndromes such as multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) or other environmental illnesses confront us with the necessity to have valid models of how psychological, environmental, social and biological factors interact with each other. Whilst MCS is influenced by psychiatric and psychological factors, the scientific evidence does not allow to regard MCS as a psychiatric disorder only. Objective environmental factors have to be taken into account as well. As causation of MCS seems to be very complex, a complex model is needed to integrate the various pathogenetical factors. After reviewing the psychiatric research findings on MCS, such a model is introduced in the paper; it is called the dialectical model of environmental psychosomatics. This model has implications for further research and clinical practice; it advocates a process of simultaneous diagnostic processes covering biological environmental analysis as well as psychiatric diagnostics. |
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Authors:
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J Küchenhoff |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Zentralblatt für Hygiene und Umweltmedizin = International journal of hygiene and environmental medicine Volume: 202 ISSN: 0934-8859 ISO Abbreviation: Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed Publication Date: 1999 Aug |
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Created Date: 1999-10-18 Completed Date: 1999-10-18 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8912563 Medline TA: Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 261-71 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. |
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Environment* Environmental Illness / etiology, psychology* Environmental Pollution* Humans Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / etiology, psychology* Somatoform Disorders / etiology*, psychology |
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