Book contents
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Reviews
- Preface
- Section 1 Abnormalities of Belief and Judgement
- Section 2 Abnormalities of the Experience of Love
- Section 3 Abnormalities of Perception
- Chapter 6 Charles Bonnet Syndrome
- Chapter 7 Musical Hallucinosis
- Chapter 8 Ekbom Syndrome
- Chapter 9 Vulvodynia and Penoscrotodynia
- Chapter 10 Olfactory Reference Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Cross-Modal Perceptual Syndrome (Synaesthesia)
- Section 4 Abnormalities of the Self
- Section 5 Abnormalities of Experience of the Body
- Section 6 Abnormalities of Memory Function
- Section 7 Abnormalities of Behaviour
- References
- Index
Chapter 10 - Olfactory Reference Syndrome
from Section 3 - Abnormalities of Perception
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 August 2021
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Reviews
- Preface
- Section 1 Abnormalities of Belief and Judgement
- Section 2 Abnormalities of the Experience of Love
- Section 3 Abnormalities of Perception
- Chapter 6 Charles Bonnet Syndrome
- Chapter 7 Musical Hallucinosis
- Chapter 8 Ekbom Syndrome
- Chapter 9 Vulvodynia and Penoscrotodynia
- Chapter 10 Olfactory Reference Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Cross-Modal Perceptual Syndrome (Synaesthesia)
- Section 4 Abnormalities of the Self
- Section 5 Abnormalities of Experience of the Body
- Section 6 Abnormalities of Memory Function
- Section 7 Abnormalities of Behaviour
- References
- Index
Summary
Olfactory reference syndrome was codified as a condition worthy of attention by Pryse-Phillips in his seminal paper published in 1971 (Pryse‐Phillips, 1971). He described 36 patients presenting with the belief that smells emanated from their bodies without the intervention of any external agency, what Pryse-Phillips termed intrinsic hallucinations. This belief was accompanied by a ‘contrite’ reaction manifest as a deep sense of shame, embarrassment and self-abasement and sensitivity to the reaction of people around them. There were also behavioural responses to this belief, including excessive washing, excessive changing of clothing and social withdrawal. This condition was distinguished from olfactory hallucinations in the context of schizophrenia, mood disorder and epilepsy.
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- Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes , pp. 111 - 119Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021