Self-diagnosing electromagnetic hypersensitivity-A case study
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Jan 1, 2025
No abstract was provided in the source text. The provided overview indicates this is a case study of self-diagnosed electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), describing symptoms attributed by an individual to EMF exposure. The supplied text emphasizes ongoing concern about potential health risks and calls for rigorous…
Modern health worries and idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields are associated with paranoid ideation.
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Jan 1, 2021
This cross-sectional online survey examined whether paranoid ideation is associated with modern health worries and idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF). Paranoid ideation was positively associated with modern health worries and with IEI-EMF status, even after controlling…
Symptom attribution and risk perception in individuals with idiopathic environmental intolerance to electromagnetic fields and in the general population.
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Jan 1, 2014
This cross-sectional study compared EMF-related health perceptions and symptom attribution among self-identified EMF-sensitive individuals from an internet panel, non-sensitive individuals, and an NGO-recruited IEI-EMF group. The internet-panel sensitive group reported more non-specific symptoms, higher perceived EMF…
Are media warnings about the adverse health effects of modern life self-fulfilling? An experimental study on idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF).
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Jan 1, 2013
This randomized experiment tested whether a TV report warning about WiFi health effects could influence symptoms during a subsequent sham WiFi exposure. Over half of participants reported symptoms attributed to the sham exposure, and the warning film increased EMF-related worries. Among participants with higher…
Adverse effects of excessive mobile phone use.
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Jan 1, 2008
This cross-sectional questionnaire study surveyed 286 medical students about mobile phone use and health complaints. The abstract reports multiple self-reported symptoms (including impaired concentration, memory disturbances, sleeplessness, fatigue, and headache) and notes that 44.4% of respondents attributed their…