MiJu

Misophonia, psychopathology, diagnostics, psychotherapeutic care, children, adolescents

Bielefeld University, Department of Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic University Outpatient Clinic for Children, Adolescents & their Families (HaKiJu)

Prof Dr Nina Heinrichs, Dr Anne Möllmann

Clinic for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Böblingen and Psychiatric Institute Outpatient Clinic for Children and Adolescents of the ZfP Calw

PD Dr Ulrike Schulze, Uschi Braun

Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Medical University of Vienna

Prof Dr Paul Plener, MHBA

September 2022- August 2023

The term "misophonia" describes a phenomenon in which those affected show a negative physiological and emotional reaction when confronted with specific ("misophonic") stimuli. The stimuli perceived as aversive (so-called "misophonia noises") include, for example, eating noises, nasal/breathing noises or repetitive movements. The subsequent emotional reaction can be expressed in a variety of feelings. Until now, misophonia has hardly been considered in the diagnosis and care of mentally ill children and adolescents. The aim of "MiJu" is therefore to systematically record misophonic stimuli and misophonia symptoms in a population of children and adolescents in child and adolescent psychiatric/psychotherapeutic care. In addition, comorbid symptoms and quality of life will be recorded and the Misophonia Questionnaire(SMS-Adolescent) for children and adolescents will be validated in the German language.

The "MiJu" project is a multi-centre study taking place at a total of 4 locations in Germany and Austria. Children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 21 who are undergoing child and adolescent psychiatric/psychotherapeutic treatment in one of the participating clinics can take part in the project. As part of the survey, the children and young people taking part in the project and their parents/guardians are first informed about the project. The children and adolescents then answer a total of nine questionnaires on the areas of misophonia, quality of life, depression, anxiety, PTSD, compulsions, irritability and functional impairments in everyday life. The survey period is 10 months in total. Following the survey, the data will be collated and analysed in order to produce publications and validate the misophonia questionnaire.

Pfeiffer, E., Allroggen, M., & Sacher, C. (2022) Misophonia in childhood and adolescence: A narrative review. Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Steinhövelstr. 1, 89075 Ulm