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HealthDay 02 July at 10.50 PM

Allergy-Related Psychological Distress Common


TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Psychological distress related to food allergies (FA) is common globally, according to a study published online June 21 in Allergy.

Rebecca C. Knibb, Ph.D., from Aston University in Birmingham, England, and colleagues assessed psychological distress and service use among adults, caregivers, and children with FA. The global survey included responses from 1,329 adults with FA and 1,907 caregivers of children with FA.

The researchers found that 67.7 percent of adults and 77.2 percent of caregivers reported direct experience of psychological distress, while 51.6 percent of caregivers said their child had experienced FA-related psychological distress. Anxiety about having an allergic reaction was the most commonly reported issue. Fewer than one in five had been assessed for FA-related psychological distress. Across countries, there were significant differences for levels of distress, screening for distress, seeing a mental health professional, and being diagnosed with an FA-related mental health disorder. The highest levels of distress were seen in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Brazil. Cost was the most commonly reported barrier to seeing a mental health professional.

"Allergy providers are encouraged to routinely assess families for psychological distress and provide access to appropriate mental health resources," the authors write.

Several authors disclosed ties to relevant organizations.

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#Psychiatry #Pediatrics #Internal Medicine #Family Practice #Allergy #State of emotional shock and stress, unspecified (R45.7) #Psychological abuse, suspected (T76.3) #Problems related to other psychosocial circumstances (Z65) #Pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41) #Other specified eating disorder (F50.89) #Acute stress reaction (F43.0) #Mental disorder, not otherwise specified (F99) #Adult psychological abuse, confirmed, initial encounter (T74.31XA) #Other personal history of psychological trauma, not elsewhere classified (Z91.49) #Unspecified disorder of psychological development (F89) #Personal history of psychological abuse in childhood (Z62.811) #Personal history of psychological trauma, not elsewhere classified (Z91.4) #Childhood emotional disorder, unspecified (F93.9) #Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecified (F94.9) #Anxiety disorder, unspecified (F41.9) #Worries (R45.82) #Other specified anxiety disorders (F41.8) #Allergy, unspecified, initial encounter (T78.40XA) #Allergy, unspecified (T78.40) #Other allergy, initial encounter (T78.49XA) #Allergy status, other than to drugs and biological substances (Z91.0) #Allergy status to analgesic agent (Z88.6) #Other specified mental disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.8) #Unspecified mental disorder due to known physiological condition (F09) #Stress, not elsewhere classified (Z73.3) #Family history of other mental and behavioral disorders (Z81.8) #Other stressful life events affecting family and household (Z63.79)
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