Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic solvent induced encephalopathy (CSE)

Chemical Intolerance in Primary Care Settings: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Outcomes

“…[71][72][73][74] Chemical intolerance with multisystem symptoms, fatigue, anxiety, depression, irritability, and cognitive diffi culties can also develop, after nonindustrial chemical exposures associated with home and offi ce remodeling or extermination. 30 Caress et al 3 found that some people with MCS or chemical intolerance had changed various products they used, purchased air fi lters, moved to a different residence, or used some combination of these measures.…”

Psychosyndrome organique chez des salariés exposés aux solvants organiques

“…L'évaluation continue de l'état de santé de ces travailleurs et l'amélioration des conditions de travail conditionnent l'apparition de troubles neuropsychiques démentiels chez cette population de travailleurs jeunes. L'existence de troubles neurologiques ou psychiatriques ou métaboliques sous-jacents ou aggravant le psychosyndrome organique [12,23] est un déterminant médical non professionnel intéres-sant à prendre en considération dans les études futures.…”

The Coping with Attention and Memory Complaints Questionnaire (CAMQ): Psychometric evaluation of an instrument in suspected chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE)

“…The study was part of a large-scale study on psychiatric disorders in CSE (Visser et al, 2011). The study subjects were recruited consecutively between 2002 and 2005 from workers (n ¼ 912) suspected of CSE referred by general practitioners, occupational physicians or other medical specialists to The Netherlands Centre for Occupational Diseases, a nationwide referral centre ( Figure 1).…”

“…As for the other 126 subjects contact with 31 subjects was lost following intake, while 95 subjects were not invited as the data collection for the current study started somewhat later than the start of the main study (Visser et al, 2011). …”

“…The disabilities arising from the moderate to severe dysfunctions in memory and attention frequently persist after the exposure to solvents has ended, compromising daily functioning, social and occupational participation and quality of life (Baker, 1994, Abjornsson et al, 1998. Also, patients with CSE show a higher prevalence of both mood and anxiety disorders according to DSM IV criteria as compared with a community sample (Visser et al, 2011).…”