Misophonia: A scoping review of research

Potgieter, Iskra; MacDonald, Carol; Partridge, Lucy; Cima, Rilana; Sheldrake, Jacqueline; Hoare, Derek J.

Abstract

Objective
To scope the literature describing misophonia populations, management, and research opportunities.

Method
Literature searches for research studies describing patients diagnosed with misophonia, defining a patient profile, or outlining development or testing of an intervention for misophonia. A data extraction form was developed and piloted before data from each article were independently charted by two researchers. Researchers then agreed on a final data set for each article.

Results
Thirty‐one records were included. The misophonia population was described in terms of onset age, triggers, reaction, coping strategies, and comorbid conditions. We identified nine outcome measures. Case studies on treatments included cognitive behavioral therapy, counterconditioning, mindfulness and acceptance, dialectical behavioral therapy, and pharmaceuticals. Future research priorities identified included clarifying the phenomenology and prevalence of misophonia, and randomized controlled trials of treatments.

Conclusion
Misophonia is under‐researched but there are strong foundations for future research to finalize diagnostic criteria, validate outcome measures, and trial treatments.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 16, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Mar 11, 2019
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 10, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 12, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Clinical Psychology
• Print ISSN: 0021-9762
• Electronic ISSN: 1097-4679
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 1203-1218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22771
• Keywords: Diagnosis; Outcome measures; Psychotherapy; Research priorities
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1856278
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jclp.22771
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Potgieter, I, MacDonald, C, Partridge, L, Cima, R, Sheldrake, J, Hoare, DJ. Misophonia: A scoping review of research. J. Clin. Psychol. 2019; 75: 1203– 1218, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22771; This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.