Seasonal affective disorder, environmental hypersensitivity and somatisation.
An association between seasonal affective disorder (SAD) diagnosed according to DSM-III-R criteria and 'environmental hypersensitivity', candida hypersensitivity, and food allergies is reported in two patients. It is suggested that patients with somatisation disorder may present with symptoms of SAD and other media-popularised diagnoses in a form reminiscent of the cases of multiple media-popularised diagnoses.
Hotopf
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Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005221:Fatigue / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010789:Phototherapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*