'Mastication rage': a review of misophonia - an under-recognised symptom of psychiatric relevance?

Australas Psychiatry. 2016 Apr;24(2):195-7. doi: 10.1177/1039856215613010. Epub 2015 Oct 27.

Abstract

Objective: To explore the condition of misophonia, its definition, possible neurological correlates, its associated morbidity, its possible psychiatric relevance and potential treatment.

Method: Provision of an illustrative case vignette and a review of the limited literature.

Results: Misophonia is a symptom associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders and may be a syndrome in itself associated with significant distress and avoidance. Treatments are not well validated.

Conclusion: Misophonia may be an under-recognised condition of psychiatric relevance.

Keywords: human sounds; misophonia; rage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / psychology*
  • Depression / psychology*
  • Hearing Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Hearing Disorders / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Mastication*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology*
  • Rage*