Bibliography: Letters to the Editor about MCS

Bibliography of letters to the editor published in peer-reviewed medical journals on the subject of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (various perspectives)

(excluding those published in journals of Clinical Ecology)

53 Published Through September 1999, Alphabetically Sorted by Author

Comprehensive MCS Bibliography:

• Chronological Complete
• Alphabetical Complete
Alphabetical subsets:
• Articles with data that support an organic physical basis for MCS
• Articles with data that support a psychological or mental basis for MCS
• Articles with data that support a mixed or neutral perspective
• Articles about MCS study design and research proposals
• Letters to the editor
• Articles and Letters not yet coded

1. Anonymous. 1982. Total allergy syndrome [letter]. Lancet 1:628-629.

2. Asnis, J., A. Faisal, and W. Sanderson. 1999. Environmental factors in panic disorder [letter]. J Clin Psychiatry 60:264

3. Bell, I.R., D. Amend, A.W. Kaszniak, and G.E. Schwartz. 1993. Memory deficits, sensory impairment, and depression in the elderly [letter]. Lancet 341:62-62.

4. Bolla-Wilson, K. and M.L. Bleecker. 1989. The author replies [to: Physical symptoms after neurotoxic exposure]. J.Occup.Med. 31:411

5. Boxer, P.A. 1994. Outpatient treatment for multiple chemical sensitivities [letter; comment]. J.Clin.Psychiatry 55:316-316.

6. Brown, T. 1997. Chemical quandary [letter]. Aust Vet J 75:71-71.

7. Byers, R.D. 1994. Controversy over multiple chemical sensitivities [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 120:249; discussion 250-1

8. Collison, D.R. and C. Eagle. 1987. Fasting in clinical ecology [letter]. Med.J.Aust. 147:152-153.

9. Coxe, M. 1994. Controversy over multiple chemical sensitivities [letter]. Ann.Intern.Med. 120:249; discussion 250-1

10. Curtis, L. 1996. Environmental illness and multiple chemical sensitivity [letter]. J Occup Environ Med 38:16-16.

11. Davidoff, L.L., T.J. Callender, L.A. Morrow, and G. Ziem. 1991. Multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) [letter; comment]. J Psychosom Res 35:621-623.

12. Donnay, A. 1997. Intimidation of researchers by special-interest groups [letter; comment]. N Engl J Med 337:1314;:discussion 131-6

13. Elliott, E.M. 1999. Understanding patients with multiple chemical sensitivity [letter; comment]. Am Fam.Physician. 59:2109-2110.

14. Freed, D.L. 1996. Little arrows [letter; comment]. Lancet 347:267-268.

15. Frumkin, H. 1989. Care for "environmental illness" [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 111:542-542.

16. Fung, F. and R. Kennon. 1996. Environmental illness and multiple chemical sensitivity [letter]. J Occup Environ Med 38:16-17.

17. Fung, F. and R. Kennon. 1999. Understanding patients with multiple chemical sensitivity [letter; comment]. Am Fam.Physician. 59:2104, 2109-6.

18. Gollub, B. and L. Morton. 1999. Understanding patients with multiple chemical sensitivity [letter; comment]. Am Fam.Physician. 59:2110-2111.

19. Harris, C. 1989. Clinical ecology and the open mind [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 111:690-690.

20. Heinzow, B. and P. Vieregge. 1997. [Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)-syndrome (letter; comment) (published erratum appears in Gesundheitswesen 1997 Aug-Sep;59(8- 9):553)]. Gesundheitswesen 59:413-414.

21. Kahn, E. 1993. Evaluation of chemically sensitive patients [letter; comment]. J.Occup.Med. 35:315-316.

22. Kavanaugh, A.F. 1996. Fibromyalgia or multi-organ dysesthesia? [letter]. Arthritis Rheum 39:180-181.

23. Kay, A.B. 1996. Clinical ecologists [letter; comment]. J R Soc Med 89:238-238.

24. Krohn, J., J. Ryan, and J. Jacobson. 1994. Controversy over multiple chemical sensitivities [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 120:250; discussion 250-1

25. Levine, L.I. 1986. Treatment of "20th-century disease" [letter]. Can.Med.Assoc.J. 134:875-875.

26. Levine, R.J. 1981. Is the presence of low-level environmental contamination a sufficient excuse for not diagnosing mass hysteria? [letter]. J.Occup.Med. 23:597-599.

27. Leznoff, A. 1999. Re: Davidoff et al. Development of multiple chemical sensitivities in laborers after acute gasoline fume exposure in an underground tunnelling operation [letter; comment]. Arch Environ Health 54:302-303.

28. Lum, L.C. 1982. "Total allergy syndrome" or fluctuating hypocarbia [letter]. Lancet 1:516-516.

29. Lum, L.C. 1982. "Total allergy" [letter]. Br.Med.J.(Clin.Res.Ed). 284:1044-1045.

30. Margolick, J.B. and R.F. Vogt, Jr. 1994. Controversy over multiple chemical sensitivities [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 120:249; discussion 250-1

31. Markovitz, A. 1986. Environmental illness [letter]. Arch.Int.Med. 146:1244-1244.

32. McCampbell, A. 1994. Controversy over multiple chemical sensitivities [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 120:250; discussion 250-1

33. McCampbell, A. 1997. Iatrogenic (physician-induced) hypochondriasis [letter]. Psychosomatics 38:300-301.

34. McCampbell, A. 1999. Understanding patients with multiple chemical sensitivity [letter; comment]. Am Fam.Physician. 59:2111-2112.

35. McLellan, R.K. 1989. Multiple chemical hypersensitivities [letter]. Ann.Intern.Med. 111:953-953.

36. McLellan, R.K. 1993. Clinical ecology [letter; comment]. J.A.M.A. 269:1634-1635.

37. Miller, C.S. 1995. Multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome [letter]. J.Occup.Environ.Med. 37:1323-1323.

38. Miller, C.S. and N.A. Ashford. 1999. Chronic multisystem illness among Gulf War veterans [letter; comment]. JAMA 282:328-329.

39. Muller-Mohnssen, H. 1996. [Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) syndrome (letter; comment)]. Gesundheitswesen 58:415-416.

40. Muller-Mohnssen, H. 1997. [Comment on K. Lohmann, Anke Prohl, E. Schwarz. Multiple chemical sensitivity in patients with neurotoxic illnesses (letter; comment)]. Gesundheitswesen 59:56-56.

41. Nixon, P.G. 1982. "Total allergy syndrome" or fluctuating hypocarbia? [letter]. Lancet 1:404-404.

42. Pearson, D. 1994. Clinical ecology [letter; comment]. Biochem.J. 308:202-202.

43. Rivera, J.C. 1991. Clinical ecology, multiple chemical sensitivity (M.C.S.): the debate [letter]. Bol Asoc Med P R 83:557-557.

44. Roberts, H.J. 1990. Clinicians and "clinical ecology". Commentary on a position paper. J.Fla.Med.Assoc. 77:533-534.

45. Rosenthal, N.E. and C.L. Cameron. 1991. Exaggerated sensitivity to an organophosphate pesticide [letter] [see comments]. Am.J.Psychiatry 148:270-270.

46. Smith, S.J. and J.M. Loeb. 1993. Clinical ecology. J.A.M.A. 269:1635-s

47. Stenn, P.G. and K. Binkley. 1998. Multiple chemical sensitivity [letter]. Psychosomatics 39:393-394.

48. Stewart, D.E. 1991. Hypersensitivity reexamined [letter; comment]. Am.J.Psychiatry 148:1416-1417.

49. Stricker, R.B. 1994. Controversy over multiple chemical sensitivities [letter; comment]. Ann.Intern.Med. 120:249; discussion 250-1

50. Vieregge, P. and C. Klein. 1997. [Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)-syndrome (letter; comment)]. Gesundheitswesen 59:413-414.

51. Ziem, G. 1989. Physical symptoms after neurotoxic exposure [letter; comment]. J.Occup.Med. 31:410-411.

52. Ziem, G. and A. Donnay. 1995. Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and chemical sensitivity: overlapping disorders [letter; comment]. Arch Intern Med 155:1913-1913.

53. Ziem, G. 1999. Understanding patients with multiple chemical sensitivity [letter; comment]. Am Fam.Physician. 59:2101, 2104.

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