Object psychological response

Clinical studies have documented the rapid tolerance development from repeated exposures to DOM. Five volunteers were given 6 milligrams daily for three days. Objectively, psychological tests showed a decrease in responses. Subjectively, all found extremely intense effects on the first day, and all but one found it unpleasant. By the third exposure on the third day, all had diminished responses, ranging from only moderately strong to felt absolutely nothing. One... 

Determine success of the overall treatment plan by obtaining a thorough history of adverse events experienced with the previous chemotherapy/endocrine therapy treatment and objective measures of response to therapy. Assess effects on quality-of-life measures such as physical, psychological, and social function and well-being. 

Victims have been followed up periodically by St. Luke s International Hospital. A survey was conducted on 660 victims one year after the attack, and valid responses were obtained from 303 victims (Ishimatsu et al, 1996). The results revealed that 45% still had some symptoms. Regarding physical symptoms, 18.5% of the victims still complained of eye problems, 11.9% of easy fatigability, and 8.6% of headache. As for psychological symptoms, 12.9% complained of fear of subways while, 11.6% indicated fears concerning the escape from the attack. Another survey was conducted three years after the attack, and 88% of the respondents still complained of some aftereffects (Okumura etal., 1999). However, these studies lack objectivity victims with after-effects tended to respond more often and there were limits in eliminating biases. 

At the present time, there is no objective evidence that food allergy plays a direct role in the generation of psychological disorders. However, cerebral anoxia due to severe physical reactions can lead to organic brain syndromes, and allergic individuals, like patients with any other illness, can experience significant distress in response to their physical disease. 

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