Misophonia: Diagnostic Criteria for a New Psychiatric Disorder
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Arjan Schröder, Nienke Vulink, Damiaan Denys Published: January 23, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054706 Abstract Background Some patients report a preoccupation with a specific aversive human sound that triggers impulsive aggression. This condition is relatively unknown and has hitherto never been described, although the phenomenon has anecdotally been named misophonia. Methodology and Principal Findings 42 patients who reported misophonia were recruited by our hospital website. All patients were interviewed by an experienced psychiatrist and were screened with an…