Morrow L A
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992 Jun;106(6):649-54. doi: 10.1177/019459989210600606.
It has been estimated that as many as 1.2 million commercial buildings have characteristics of sick building syndrome. That is, persons who work in these buildings describe a cluster of symptoms--irritation of eyes, nose, throat, and skin, respiratory ailments, headaches, dizziness, confusion, and unusual odor or taste sensations--that occur during occupation of the building but diminish when these persons leave these buildings. There have been a number of factors that have been implicated in the development of sick building syndrome. These include type of building ventilation, light intensity, tobacco smoke, wall-to-wall carpeting, crowding, work satisfaction, gender, and presence of volatile organic compounds. Sick building syndrome has many signs and symptoms of other workplace disorders (e.g., neurotoxic disorders, mass psychogenic illness), each of which manifest in rather imprecise psychological and somatic symptoms. There are, however, specific characteristics that distinguish these disorders. It is likely that the development and persistence of the sick building syndrome is not caused solely by building characteristics or simply a result of psychological variables. Rather, a synergistic relationship exists between building, environmental, and individual factors.
据估计，多达120万座商业建筑具有病态建筑综合征的特征。也就是说，在这些建筑中工作的人描述了一系列症状——眼睛、鼻子、喉咙和皮肤受到刺激、呼吸道疾病、头痛、头晕、困惑以及异常的气味或味觉——这些症状在身处建筑物内时出现，但当这些人离开这些建筑物时就会减轻。有许多因素被认为与病态建筑综合征的发展有关。这些因素包括建筑通风类型、光照强度、烟草烟雾、满铺地毯、拥挤程度、工作满意度、性别以及挥发性有机化合物的存在。病态建筑综合征有许多与其他工作场所疾病（如神经毒性疾病、群体性心因性疾病）相同的体征和症状，每一种疾病都表现为相当不确切的心理和躯体症状。然而，有一些特定特征可以区分这些疾病。病态建筑综合征的发展和持续存在可能并非仅仅由建筑特征引起，也不仅仅是心理变量的结果。相反，建筑、环境和个体因素之间存在协同关系。
