'Asneezia'--some further observations.
Absence of sneezing or inability to sneeze was found in 2.6% of psychiatric patients, although only half complained of the symptom spontaneously. This was the most frequent of a triad of features, the others being infrequent attacks, of coryza and light-headedness. Endogenous depression was the commonest psychiatric diagnosis, followed by schizophrenia, but 'asneezics' differed significantly from controls in their diagnostic distribution; they also tended to be older, poorer, and less educated. The course and outcome of the asneezic triad ran almost parallel to those of the primary psychiatric illness.
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Department of Psychiatry, MLB Medical College, Jhansi, India.
D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012912:Sneezing