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Solitary Psychosis — Three Cases of Monosymptomatic Delusion of Alimentary Stench Treated with Behavioural Psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. D. Beary  and
J. P. Cobb
M. D. Beary*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT
J. P. Cobb
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0QT
*
∗Correspondence.
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Summary

Three cases of monosymptomatic delusion of alimentary stench are described. Each patient was referred for behaviour therapy as a last resort, after extensive medical investigation for halitosis or flatulence and failure of other psychiatric treatment. Two of the patients showed clinical improvement after treatment sustained at follow-up. Monosymptomatic delusion is now a treatable condition and is important to diagnose.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 1 , January 1981 , pp. 64 - 66
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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