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Galveston hurricane Herbert Molloy Mason Jr., Death from the Sea (Dial Press, 1972), pp. 198–99.
funeral home scandal “A Mortuary Tangled in the Macabre,” Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1988; Kathy Braidhill, Chop Shop (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1993,) p. 138.
fire department paramedic E. Vermetten and J. D. Bremner, “Olfaction as a traumatic reminder in posttraumatic stress disorder: Case reports and review,” Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 64 (2003):202–7.
Cambodian refugees D. Hinton, V. Pich, et al., “Olfactory-triggered panic attacks among Khmer refugees: A contextual approach,” Transcultural Psychiatry 41 (2004):155–99; D. E. Hinton, V. Pich, et al., “Olfactory-triggered panic attacks among Cambodian refugees attending a psychiatric clinic,” General Hospital Psychiatry 26 (2004):390–97.
makes people sick W. Winters, S. Devriese, et al., “Media warnings about environmental pollution facilitate the acquisition of symptoms in response to chemical substances,” Psychosomatic Medicine 65 (2003):332–38.
single episode O. Van den Bergh, P. J. Kempynck, et al., “Respiratory learning and somatic complaints: A conditioning approach using CO2-enriched air inhalation, Behaviour Research and Therapy 33 (1995):517–27.
stimulus generalization S. Devriese, W. Winters, et al., “Generalization of acquired somatic symptoms in response to odors: A pavlovian perspective on multiple chemical sensitivity, Psychosomatic Medicine 62 (2000):751–59.
phenomenon called extinction O. Van den Bergh, K. Stegen, et al., Acquisition and extinction of somatic symptoms in response to odours: A Pavlovian paradigm relevant to multiple chemical sensitivity, Occupational and Environmental Medicine 56 (1999):295–301.
“warnings and campaigns” W. Winters, S. Devriese, et al., “Media warnings about environmental pollution facilitate the acquisition of symptoms in response to chemical substances,” Psychosomatic Medicine 65 (2003):332–38.
If you believe S. Devriese, W. Winters, et al., “Perceived relation between odors and a negative event determines learning of symptoms in response to chemicals,” International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 77 (2004):200–204.
“hypothesized biological processes” H. Staudenmayer, K. E. Binkley, et al., “Idiopathic environmental intolerance, Part 1: A causation analysis applying Bradford Hill’s criteria to the toxicogenic theory,” Toxicological Reviews 22(2003):235–46. A meta-analysis that casts doubt on the validity of MCS as a clinical construct and finds “expectations and prior beliefs” to be a key factor in response is to be found in J. Das-Munshi, G. J. Rubin, and S. Wessely, “Multiple chemical sensitivities: A systematic review of provocation studies,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 118 (2006):1257–64.
a psychogenic theory H. Staudenmayer, K. E. Binkley, et al., “Idiopathic environmental intolerance, Part 2: A causation analysis applying Bradford Hill’s criteria to the psychogenic theory,” Toxicological Reviews 22 (2003): 247–61. See also D. Papo, B. Eberlein-Konig, et al., “Chemosensory function and psychological profile in patients with multiple chemical sensitivity: Comparison with odor-sensitive and asymptomatic controls,” Journal of Psychosomatic Research 60 (2006):199–209.
“Imagination has, besides, a great deal” Eugene Rimmel, The Book of Perfumes, 7th edition (London: Chapman and Hall, 1871), p. 13.
“Now, can it be possible” Mark Twain, “About Smells,” The Galaxy, May 1870.
“battle royal” “Ex-con, Woman Dead in Bronx,” New York Daily News, September 10, 2004.
can happen anywhere “Fears of Growing Old Lead Couple to Suicide,” Chicago Sun-Times, August 12, 1994; “Pair in 80s Found Dead in Home; Apparently Died Several Weeks Ago,” Houston Chronicle, March 22,1997.
O. J. Simpson “What’s Become of O.J.’s Ex-Gal Pal?” New York Daily News, January 23, 2002; “Miami Cops Say O.J.’s Ex-Girlfriend Isn’t Missing, Knows About Dead Cat,” South Florida Sun-Sentinel,