Allergy - Insider perspectives

摘要

Five years ago, we wrote for this magazine from the dual perspective of clinical psychologists and parents of children with severe food allergies. Prompted by the steady stream of contact we've had from parents and carers since then, we felt it was time for an update. Things are improving - there is better public understanding of severe allergy, steps forward in clearer food labelling, and a growing literature on the psychological impacts of living with allergy. Yet we argue for more contextual understandings of psychological impacts, particularly anxiety, both for parents and young allergy sufferers.