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Olfactory Delusional Syndrome with Various Aetiologies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

T. H. Malasi ,
S. R. El-Hilu ,
I. A. Mirza  and
M. Fakhr El-Islam
T. H. Malasi*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Hospital
S. R. El-Hilu
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Hospital
I. A. Mirza
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kuwait University
M. Fakhr El-Islam
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kuwait University
*
∗Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923 Safat, Kuwait 13110
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Abstract

Six patients who had delusional convictions that they were malodorous were followed up for between six months and four years. Difficulties encountered in clinical settings in differentiating overvalued ideas, delusions, and hallucinations arise from lack of clarity of psychopathological terminology. Schizophrenia and depression are closely related to the syndrome.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 2 , February 1990 , pp. 256 - 260
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990

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