Research library and sources

Why this exists

Public information about misophonia — including articles, videos, and social-media summaries — frequently makes claims that either overstate or misrepresent the underlying research. Because this Hub is intended to be a resource people can trust, every substantive claim we make is grounded in a specific published source.

This library brings those sources together in one place, grouped by topic. Where a paper has an open-access version, we link to it directly. Where only an abstract is publicly available, we link to that.

Readers who want to check any claim in the Hub against its source should find the relevant reference below.

Definition and consensus

1. Swedo SE, Baguley DM, Denys D, et al. (2022). Consensus Definition of Misophonia: A Delphi Study. Frontiers in Neuroscience. The current authoritative definition. A panel of 15 international experts.
2. Schröder A, Vulink N, Denys D. (2013). Misophonia: Diagnostic Criteria for a New Psychiatric Disorder. PLOS ONE. The paper that first proposed formal diagnostic criteria for misophonia.

Brain mechanism and neuroscience

1. Kumar S, Tansley-Hancock O, Sedley W, et al. (2017). The Brain Basis for Misophonia. Current Biology. The seminal fMRI study establishing altered connectivity between auditory cortex and emotion-processing regions.
2. Kumar S, Dheerendra P, Erfanian M, et al. (2021). The Motor Basis for Misophonia. Journal of Neuroscience. The follow-up proposing a mirror-motor component. Emerging rather than established.
3. Sanchez XC, et al. (2022). Insights from a large-scale genome-wide association study on the genetic architecture of misophonia. Frontiers in Neuroscience. The first large GWAS of misophonia. Suggestive of a genetic contribution.

Prevalence and demographics

1. Rouw R, Erfanian M. (2018). A Large-Scale Study of Misophonia. Journal of Clinical Psychology. One of the largest published cohorts. Broadly consistent trigger patterns across demographics.
2. Zhou X, Wu MS, Storch EA. (2017). Misophonia symptoms among university students. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
3. Vitoratou S, et al. (2021). Selective sound sensitivity syndrome in a large sample. PLOS ONE.

Treatment and clinical trials

1. Schröder AE, Vulink NC, van Loon AJ, Denys DA. (2017). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Is Effective in Misophonia: An Open Trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. Open trial of the Amsterdam CBT protocol.
2. Jager IJ, Vulink NC, Bergfeld IO, van Loon AJ, Denys DA. (2020). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Misophonia: A Randomised Clinical Trial. Depression and Anxiety. The RCT confirming the CBT protocol’s efficacy.
3. Aazh H, Erfanian M, Danesh AA, Moore BC. (2022). Audiological rehabilitation for patients with hyperacusis and misophonia. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.

Comorbidity and related conditions

1. Spallarossa C, et al. (2026). Misophonia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2. Rodrigues ALM, Aazh H. (2025). Psychiatric Comorbidities in Hyperacusis and Misophonia: A Systematic Review. Audiology Research.
3. Erfanian M, Kartsonaki C, Keshavarz A. (2019). Misophonia and comorbid psychiatric symptoms. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

Assessment instruments

1. Rosenthal MZ, McMahon K, Greenleaf A, et al. (2021). The Duke Misophonia Questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychiatry.
2. Siepsiak M, Sobczak AM, Bohaterewicz B, et al. (2020). Development and Psychometric Properties of MisoQuest. Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Misokinesia

1. Jaswal SM, De Bleser AKF, Handy TC. (2021). Misokinesia is a sensitivity to seeing others fidget that is prevalent in the general population. Scientific Reports.

Research organisations and further sources

1. Misophonia Research Fund — a US-based non-profit funding misophonia research internationally.
2. Duke Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation — leading research and clinical centre.
3. Misophonia International — patient-facing information and community resources.

Further reading

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