Wind Turbine Syndrome

Simon Chapman is professor emeritus of public health at the University of Sydney.Fiona Crichton completed her PhD in psychological medicine at the University of Auckland.

• List of figuresEditorial noteAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The history and growth of windfarms, and early objections2. The advent of noise and health complaints3. Core problems with health claims about windfarms4. The best evidence opponents have to offer5. The psychogenics of wind turbine complaints6. Opponents of windfarms in Australia7. How the anti-wind lobby reacts when challenged8. Strategies for reducing anxiety and complaintsAppendix: 247 symptoms, diseases and aberrant behaviours attributed to wind turbine exposureWorks citedFurther readingIndex

' ... a small number of anti-wind activists operating internationally have made wind turbine syndrome their cause celebre. They see themselves as "contemporary Galileos, fearlessly holding aloft the truth".'