This page has moved. Click here to view. This concept evolved from the earlier theory of allergic toxemia caused by multiple food sensitivities, described above.
Many complaints are nonspecific.
Additionally, certain defined illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as defined psychiatric disorders, have Causes. The list of the specific items believed to cause this condition is virtually unlimited. In many cases, patients complain of difficulty in stores, shopping malls, and public buildings. Although the emphasis is on synthetic chemicals, causes of illness have also included natural gas, electromagnetic radiation, viruses, fungi, yeast, and wood dust. A unique feature of environmental illness is the The diagnostic procedure most commonly used by clinical ecologists is provocation-neutralization, discussed later in this chapter.