Evaluation of Attention and Verbal Memory Functions of Individuals with Misophonia
Neuropsychiatric Investigation, cilt.63, sa.1, 2025 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/neuropsychiatricinvest.2025.24063
- Dergi Adı: Neuropsychiatric Investigation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Attention, cognition, misophonia, verbal memory
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the attention and verbal memory performances of individuals with symptoms of misophonia. Methods: The study included 70 participants: 30 with misophonia and 40 controls without misophonia. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), Misophonia Questionnaire, Digit Span Test (DST), Verbal Fluency Test (VFT), Stroop Test (ST), and Verbal Memory Processes Scale (VMPS) were applied to the participants. Results: The depression, anxiety, and stress scores of the misophonia group were statistically significantly higher than the control group (P < .05). The misophonia group performed poorly compared with the control group on 2 tests assessing attention (semantic fluency and ST-number of incorrect) (P < .05). No difference was found between the groups in cognitive areas such as simple attention, working memory, phonetic fluency, and verbal memory. Conclusion: Misophonia has a limited effect on attention functions. This effect was not observed in verbal memory. More comprehensive studies are needed to determine the effects of misophonia on attention, and memory.