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Abstract
自己臭症(口臭)は自分から漏れ出る嫌な口臭の確信と関係念慮を特徴とする.近年歯科において自己臭症は認知され,速やかに精神科医に紹介するのが望ましいとの認識ができつつある.しかし実際には自己臭症とはわからずに侵襲的治療に導入されたり,トラブルになってから紹介されるケースが少なくない.一つの理由として,歯科ではスケーリングなど,予防としての処置を健常人にも適応していることが挙げられる.処置に至るハードルは低い.適切なインフォームド・コンセントがなされていない場合も多い.歯科医が心と体を分離して患者を診ていることが疾患の無理解につながっている.
"A Phobia of emitting foul breath" is characterized by suffering from a false conviction of foul mouth odor and delusion of reference. Among dentists, this phobia is gradually recognized. We consider it desirable to introduce the phobics to psychiatrists as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, they are guided into treatment without being diagnosed as a phobia of emitting foul breath and not a few phobics are sent to psychiatrists only after causing much trouble. One reason for this is that dentists treat the healthy mouth cavity preventively, for example in scaling. The height of the hurdle before reaching to the final treatment is low. It is done of ten without informed consent. Dentists tend to examine patients' mind and body separately, which leads to our lack of understanding of this disease.
Journal
- Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine [List of Volumes]
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Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine 49(10), 1085-1087, 2009-10-01 [Table of Contents]
Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine