Journal article
Hatred of sounds: Misophonic disorder or just an underreported psychiatric symptom?
GM Ferreira, BJ Harrison, LF Fontenelle
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry | QUADRANT HEALTHCOM INC | Published : 2013
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Misophonia, or selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is a preoccupation with or aversion to certain types of sounds that evokes feelings of irritability, disgust, or anger. Recently, it has been suggested that misophonia is a discrete clinical entity deserving of its own place in psychiatric diagnostic manuals. In this paper, we describe 3 patients whose misophonia could be attributed to different underlying primary psychiatric disorders. METHODS: Case series report. RESULTS: In these patients, we argue that misophonia is better described as a symptom of a) obsessive-compulsive disorder, b) generalized anxiety disorder, and c) schizotypal personality disorder. CONCLUSIONS: The no..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr. Ferreira reports no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products. Dr. Harrison is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) Clinical Career Development Fellowship (ID 628509). Dr. Fontenelle receives grants from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (# 303846/2008-9), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (E-26/103.252/2011) and Institut D'Orde Pesquisa e Ensino and is a member of the WHO ICD Revision Working Group on the Classification of Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders, reporting to the International Advisory Group for the Revision of ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and, except as specifically noted, do not represent the official policies or positions of the International Advisory Group, the Working Group on Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders, or the WHO.