@article{ref1,
title=""Moral mysophobia" phenomenon in schizophrenia",
journal="Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova",
year="2012",
author="Belova, N. A. and Koliutskaia, E. V.",
volume="112",
number="6",
pages="13-17",
abstract="Mysophobia - fear of contamination is one of the most prevalent types of the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). &quot;Moral mysophobia&quot; is a ritual of cleanliness and avoidant behavior due to unpleasant obsessive thoughts. The presence of &quot;moral&quot; component in this subtype of contamination fear is supposed to cause high level of treatment resistance. The study included 16 patients with &quot;moral mysophobia&quot;. The psychopathological structure of the phenomenon was described. Delusional symptoms and mental automatisms were found to contribute to its development. The analysis of schizophrenia course suggested that the development of &quot;moral mysophobia&quot; in schizophrenia was based on prominent negative symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: ru</p>",
language="ru",
issn="1997-7298",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}