title: Olfactory delusional syndrome with various aetiologies.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kuwait University, Safat.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Malasi
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: el-Hilu
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: el-Islam
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: el-Hilu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009812:Odorants; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications