Targeting beliefs and behaviours in misophonia: a case series from a UK specialist psychology service.
Journal article
Gregory, Jane, Graham, Tom and Hayes, Brett 2023. Targeting beliefs and behaviours in misophonia: a case series from a UK specialist psychology service. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000462
| Authors | Gregory, Jane, Graham, Tom and Hayes, Brett |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Misophonia, a disorder of decreased sound tolerance, can cause significant distress and impairment. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be helpful for improving symptoms of misophonia, but the key mechanisms of the disorder are not yet known. This case series aimed to evaluate individual, formulation-driven CBT for patients with misophonia in a UK psychology service. A service evaluation of one-to-one therapy for patients with misophonia ( =19) was conducted in a specialist psychology service. Patients completed an average of 13 hours of therapy with a focus on the meaning applied to their reactions to sounds and associated behaviours. Primary outcome measures were the Misophonia Questionnaire (MQ) and the Amsterdam Misophonia Scale (A-MISO-S). Repeated measures -tests were used to compare scores from pre-treatment to follow-up, and reliable and clinically significant change on the MQ was calculated. Scores significantly improved on both misophonia measures, with an average of 38% change on the MQ and 40% change on the A-MISO-S. From pre-treatment to follow-up, 78% of patients showed reliable improvement on the MQ and 61% made clinically significant change. Limitations included a lack of control group, small sample size, and the use of an outcome measure that had not been thoroughly validated for a treatment-seeking sample. These results suggest that one-to-one, formulation-driven CBT for misophonia is worth exploring further using experimental design. Potential mechanisms to explore further include feared consequences of escalating reactions, the role of safety-seeking behaviours and the impact of early memories associated with reactions to sounds. |
| Keywords | Imagery rescripting; Inhibitory learning; Case series; Mechanisms of change; Safety-seeking behaviours |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal | Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN | 1469-1833 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465823000462 |
| https://doi.org/S1352465823000462 | |
| Official URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-and-cognitive-psychotherapy/article/targeting-beliefs-and-behaviours-in-misophonia-a-case-series-from-a-uk-specialist-psychology-service/11E8DD48FCC7DEB7254F0E5AF03DD9C4 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 19 Oct 2023 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 23 Aug 2023 |
| Deposited | 01 Nov 2023 |
| Publisher's version | License |
| Output status | Published |
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