Ilena Rose wrote:

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
and Immune System Dysregulation
originally published as the Forword to A Consumer Guide for the
Chemically Sensitive (self-published by the authors) in 1982.

Much more reliable are peer-reviewed studies published
in reputable journals.

1982 was before the study which showed that many cases
of MCS are caused by childhood sexual abuse.


Ann Allergy 1993 Dec;71(6):538-46
Adult sequelae of childhood abuse presenting as
environmental illness.
Staudenmayer H, Selner ME, Selner JC.
Allergy Respiratory Institute of Colorado, Denver 80222.

Sixty-three patients with polysomatic complaints
attributed to sensitivity to environmental
chemicals had detailed clinical assessments and
diagnostic psychologic evaluations. Objective
medical parameters failed to substantiate their
beliefs that multiple chemicals were the cause of
their problems. A group of 64 patients with chronic
medical conditions and defined psychologic
disorders not attributed to chemical exposure
served as controls. Approximately half the patients
in each group underwent long-term psychotherapy,
and in these patients, the prevalence of
physical and sexual childhood abuse was significantly
higher (P .05) among the cohort of
women who attributed their symptoms to environmental
or chemically related illness. These data
suggest that somatization may reflect sequelae of
childhood abuse and may play an important role
in the illness experienced by women who believe
they are sensitive to environmental chemicals.