Table 3.

How could mental health provision have been better according to 60 persons with MCS

How could help have been better?	n
Provider should have been more educated	10
The experience was already positive	7
Provider could have “believed” me	3
Discussion of and help with lifestyle changes	3
Provider recognize MCS as a physical condition	2
Safer office	2
An in-home intervention to set up family support	2
Providers should not push antidepressants	1
Have an advocate at each hospital	1
Be able to avoid waiting rooms	1
Windows that open	1
No smoking	1
Do not make us fight for the accommodations	1
A scent-free environment	1
Having a closer provider	1
In-person counseling	1
Break up testing over several days	1
Not going at all	1
Referral to Medicare/Medicaid provider	1
Understanding/compassion	1
I could have been accepted for full disability	1
I should have found someone more qualified	1

Abbreviation: MCS, multiple chemical sensitivity.