Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Misophonia: A Multisensory Conditioned Aversive Reflex Disorder

Dozier, Thomas H.; Lopez, M. Elena; Pearson, Christopher

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01975

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“…At least two of the best items were selected from each of the seven domains (see Table 1). Two items were added to the first version of the questionnaire because they matched the criteria distinguished by other researchers [34]. The first of them concerned sounds only made by objects (Q13) and the second concerned violent reactions toward others caused by the trigger (Q38).…”

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Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest—A New Self-Report Questionnaire for Misophonia

Siepsiak

Śliwerski

Dragan

2020

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Background: Misophonia is a condition related to experiencing psychophysiological sensations when exposed to specific sound triggers. In spite of progress in research on the subject, a fully validated questionnaire assessing misophonia has not been published yet. The goal of this study was to create and validate a new questionnaire to measure misophonia. Methods: MisoQuest is based on the diagnostic criteria proposed by Schröder et al. in 2013, with minor changes implemented by the authors of MisoQuest. A total of 705 participants took part in the study, completing the online questionnaires. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and analyses using the Item Response Theory (IRT) were performed. Internal consistency was evaluated with Cronbach’s alpha. Results: The reliability of the MisoQuest was excellent (α = 0.955). The stability at five weeks was strong. There was a significant difference in results between people classified as those with misophonia and those without misophonia. Conclusions: MisoQuest has good psychometric values and can be helpful in the identification of misophonia. A deeper analysis showed that certain triggers might be more specific for people with misophonia. Consideration of violent behavior in response to misophonic triggers as a symptom of misophonia was undermined.

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Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest—A New Self-Report Questionnaire for Misophonia

Siepsiak

Śliwerski

Dragan

2020

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“…Misophonia has been described in the literature possibly as part of a psychiatric disorder [6] or as a separate entity with its own set of psychopathology [7,8]. A recent large-scale online study of more than 300 misophonia sufferers conducted by Rouw and Erfanian [9] found post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be associated with the severity of misophonia.…”

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Misophonia in Singaporean Psychiatric Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Quek

Choo

et al. 2018

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Misophonia, also known as selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is a condition characterized by strong dislike of specific sounds with accompanying distressing reactions. To date, misophonia is still poorly understood. This study aimed to identify factors associated with severity of misophonic symptoms in Singaporean psychiatric patients. Ninety-two psychiatric patients were recruited from a large teaching hospital in Singapore in a cross-sectional study. Socio-demographics, severity of depression, anxiety and stress, and severity of misophonic symptoms were analyzed. Correlation analysis showed that anxiety, depression, and stress scores—as measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21)—were significantly positively correlated with the Amsterdam Misophonia Scale (A-MISO-S) scores. After adjustment for confounding factors, multivariate regression analysis showed that anxiety (β = 0.385, p = 0.029) remained significantly associated with A-MISO-S. Age, gender, depression, and stress were not significantly associated with the severity of misophonia. The findings showed that the severity of anxiety was associated with severity of misophonia in Singaporean psychiatric patients. Further research is needed to explore the nature of misophonia and its relationship with other psychiatric disorders.

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“…Physical reactions can be associated to the arousal due to sound exposure, e.g. increase of heart rate frequency and muscular tension (Dozier et al 2017). All these experiences drive the patient to avoid the trigger sounds.…”

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“…Misophonia sufferers think they can loose control with an over-reaction and they blame themselves for this tendency as they consider them morally unacceptable (Schröder et al 2013). Their strain to avoid trigger sounds and the limited interaction with other people results in social dysfunctions (Schröder et al 2013;Dozier et al 2017). It seems that misophonia is already present during development in childhood and early teenage years (Schröder et al 2013;Kumar et al 2017;McGuire et al 2015;Rouw and Erfanian 2017) with symptoms that worsen over time (Kluckow et al 2014;Rouw and Erfanian 2017).…”

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Misophonia, Maladaptive Schemas and Personality Disorders: A Report of Three Cases

Natalini

Dimaggio

Varakliotis

et al. 2019

J Contemp Psychother

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Misophonia is a chronic condition in which specific sounds cause intense negative emotions and autonomic arousal. Misophonia is considered a psychological disorder without any relationship with specific alterations of hearing receptors and independent from physical characteristics of the sound. Moreover if misophonia can be defined as a specific psychiatric disorder or a correlate of other conditions is still under debate. The patients were two women and one man. In this case series we first identified the presence of triggers sounds inducing misophonia as reported during the psychotherapy sessions. At a qualitative level all the three patients perceived that the others were intentionally acting with the purpose of underline their maladaptive interpersonal schemas. All the patients were evaluated with the use of questionnaires. Regarding personality disorders (PD) all three patients suffered from at least one PD. As regard depression, one had moderate depression and one had severe depression. Two patients had moderate/severe anxiety. All the three patients can be considered as highly problematic in the interpersonal domain. Our findings have clinical implications for the treatment of misophonia because it seems to be sustained by underlying PD or maladaptive interpersonal schemas. The qualitative analysis of these cases has highlighted how patients with misophonia tended to ascribe intentionality to the people who emit the sounds that trigger their negative emotional reactions. Further studies are necessary to evaluate which kind of interpersonal patterns occur in these patients.

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Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Misophonia: A Multisensory Conditioned Aversive Reflex Disorder

Cited by 57 publications

References 17 publications

Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest—A New Self-Report Questionnaire for Misophonia

Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest—A New Self-Report Questionnaire for Misophonia

Misophonia in Singaporean Psychiatric Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Misophonia, Maladaptive Schemas and Personality Disorders: A Report of Three Cases

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