RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Helwick, Caroline
T1 Olfactory Reference Syndrome: An Under-Recognized Disorder
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2010
FD SAGE Publications
VO 10
IS 4
SP 9
OP 9
DO 10.1177/155989771004003
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/10/4/9.abstract
AB Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS) is a disabling psychiatric disorder that is characterized by the excessive, irrational fear that one is emitting a foul or unpleasant odor. The obsession may be an exaggerated, disproportionate concern with a natural body smell or may involve an entirely imagined odor.