Misophonia in Singaporean Psychiatric Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Tian Ci Quek, Cyrus SH. Ho, Carol C. Choo, Long H. Nguyen, Bach X. Tran and Roger C. Ho
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Tian Ci Quek: Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119007, Singapore
Cyrus SH. Ho: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore 119228, Singapore
Carol C. Choo: College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Singapore 387380, Singapore
Long H. Nguyen: Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam
Bach X. Tran: Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Roger C. Ho: Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119007, Singapore

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-6

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: misophonia; selective sound sensitivity syndrome; sound sensitivity; anxiety; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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