ISSN: 2578-5095
Authors: Haica C*
Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS) has been mentioned in DSM-5 in “Other Specified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder” as a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent preoccupation about an offensive body odor, accompanied by embarrassment, shame and significant distress, avoidance behaviour and social isolation. We consider this case an illustrative one for ORS, one that outlines the necessity of clear diagnostic criteria for this condition and reiterate that ORS represents a unique cluster of symptoms that can be delineated as a separate diagnostic entity. ORS has been recognized in the psychiatric literature as a syndrome that occurs in patients from multiple regions of the world, causing clinically significant limitations in social and personal functioning, distress and marking social disability, which renders out case study all more relevant. We also suggest that CBT can be used successfully in the management of ORS.
Keywords: Olfactory Reference Syndrome; Social Anxiety; Body Dysmorphic Disorder; Depression; Delusional Disorder; CBT
