Rolling uterus finally gathered moss? Toxic Mold

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Dear Friends,

Below is a disgusting and disturbing new " peer reviewed " paper that is

published within the Journal of Clinical Neuropsychologist.

As a mold victim, I am saddened by the lack of science this paper out of

UCLA, (home of Saxon, one of the most notorious of mold defensors).

As a woman, I am appalled at the title and inference that women mold victims

are only in need of psychological assistance. This is by far the most

derogatory title yet.

This piece of work is a prime example of money and bias within the medical

community, taking precedence over the care of sick patients.

If you too are appalled by the poor taste, inaccurate science and

degredation intended toward women, please call the main office for the American

Academy

of Clinical Neurospychology @ (734) 936-8269 and let them know they need to

retract this horrid piece of Junk Science.

Sharon

_Clin Neuropsychol._ (javascript:AL_get(this, 'jour', 'Clin

Neuropsychol.') 2006 Dec;20(4):766-85.

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Has the rolling uterus finally gathered moss? Somatization and malingering

of cognitive deficit in six cases of " toxic mold " exposure.

_Stone DC_

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_Abstract & term= " Stone+DC " [Author]) , _Boone KB_

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m= " Boone+KB " [Author]) , _Back-Madruga C_

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thor]) , _Lesser IM_

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_Abstract & term= " Lesser+IM " [Author]) .

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, Torrance,

CA, USA.

This article reports six cases of litigants claiming neuropsychiatric

impairment due to toxic mold exposure. In spite of recent growth in personal

injury

claims due to mold, numerous reviews of the literature have failed to find

an association between environmental exposure to mold and neuropsychiatric

and/or neuropsychological damage. We report data on six patients claiming harm,

4 of whom revealed a long history of somatization by history and

psychological testing, and 2 of whom were shown to be malingering based on

multiple

indicators of non-credible performance. Of the 6 patients, only the 2

somatoform

patients who were also depressed showed credible evidence of

neuropsychological dysfunction. We review two other studies that have examined

the link

between mold exposure and cognitive impairment and discuss their limitations in

view of the presenting behaviors of these 6 patients. Until the literature has

established a credible link between mold and

neuropsychiatric/neuropsychological impairment, jurists and clinicians must

consider the ethics and potential

harm of exposing somatoform patients to multiple unwarranted medical

evaluations. Principles for forensic evaluations in this special population are

reviewed.

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