Psychic euosmia among obsessive-compulsive personality disorder patients: A case control study.
Disgust
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Olfactory
Orderliness
Personality
Psychic euosmia
Journal
World journal of psychiatry
ISSN: 2220-3206
Titre abrégé: World J Psychiatry
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101610480
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Feb 2021
19 Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
17
09
2020
revised:
13
12
2020
accepted:
27
12
2020
entrez:
1
3
2021
pubmed:
2
3
2021
medline:
2
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Psychic euosmia (PE) has been described as a supposed psychological predisposition for which pleasant smells elicit an immediate sense of pleasure, order and calmness in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). In this study we tried to verify the interpretation that PE is the counterpart of disgust that has been associated to contamination and moral purity. Disgust and morality are significantly associated in people with obsessive-compulsive personality traits. We expected that OCPD patients would experience higher levels of PE. To investigate the PE frequency in OCPD patients and healthy controls (HC) and to evaluate the relationship between PE and disgust. A single-center, case-control study was conducted in an outpatient service for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The sample consisted of 129 subjects: 45 OCPD patients and 84 HC. In both groups we submitted the Disgust Scale Revised (DS-R) and the self-report Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Screening Personality Questionnaire to which we added an additional yes or no question to investigate the presence of PE. In order to verify differences between groups, No differences were observed between groups in gender composition or education. A slight significant difference was found in mean age ( Results suggested that PE might be part of the clinical spectrum of OCPD, and it does not reflect the counterpart of disgust. This could also indicate that this phenomenon is a manifestation of orderliness or incompleteness. Further studies will need to be undertaken to better understand PE and its significance in OCPD.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Psychic euosmia (PE) has been described as a supposed psychological predisposition for which pleasant smells elicit an immediate sense of pleasure, order and calmness in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). In this study we tried to verify the interpretation that PE is the counterpart of disgust that has been associated to contamination and moral purity. Disgust and morality are significantly associated in people with obsessive-compulsive personality traits. We expected that OCPD patients would experience higher levels of PE.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the PE frequency in OCPD patients and healthy controls (HC) and to evaluate the relationship between PE and disgust.
METHODS
METHODS
A single-center, case-control study was conducted in an outpatient service for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The sample consisted of 129 subjects: 45 OCPD patients and 84 HC. In both groups we submitted the Disgust Scale Revised (DS-R) and the self-report Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Screening Personality Questionnaire to which we added an additional yes or no question to investigate the presence of PE. In order to verify differences between groups,
RESULTS
RESULTS
No differences were observed between groups in gender composition or education. A slight significant difference was found in mean age (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Results suggested that PE might be part of the clinical spectrum of OCPD, and it does not reflect the counterpart of disgust. This could also indicate that this phenomenon is a manifestation of orderliness or incompleteness. Further studies will need to be undertaken to better understand PE and its significance in OCPD.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33643861
doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i2.50
pmc: PMC7896246
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
50-57Informations de copyright
©The Author(s) 2021. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare the absence of conflict of interests related to the present study.
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