Understanding MCS: A Therapist's Guide to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Environmental Illness

Understanding MCS is an accessible introduction to Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Environmental Illness, and mast cell related disorders that is aligned with the DSM-5. Written primarily for therapists--social workers, mental health counselors, expressive/creative arts therapists, psychologists--it is intended to inform all clinicians and healthcare professionals on how to recognize environmental illnesses and the signs and symptoms with which clients may present. Understanding MCS offers DSM-5 assessments and coding for these hard to recognize and often difficult to manage chronic diseases as well as providing client-focused supports, guidelines for reasonable accommodations, insights regarding treatment planning, and practical suggestions for ways to adapt counseling practices in order to best serve individuals living with these chronic illnesses.