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Because of the growing national and international spreading of devices producing non-ionizing radiations, the AA consider the possibility of a deep study on some of the most precious and interesting effects, though controversial at the same time, described in occupationally exposed subjects: the psychological ones. Such a study, however, presents considerable difficulties because of the great deal of personal, domestic and social factors responsible for the arising of such a symptomatology. Therefore the AA suggest the use of a set of tests particularly aiming at leaving out such factors in the genesis of the psychological troubles; this set must be previously administered to a carefully selected sample in order to verify its accuracy, reliability, sensitivity and specificity, so that it will be possible to extend afterwards the research to larger samples of population.

Because of increasing interest for electromagnetic fields biological effects we examined possible effects on behaviour produced by prolonged exposition to radiofrequencies on some wood industry workers. The results of psychological tests seem to prove a significant difference between exposed and control groups in the answers concerning social relations and anxiety. However these results have to be confirmed by other and more complete studies.