When untreated, the prognosis for ORS is generally poor. It is chronic, lasting many years or even decades with worsening of symptoms rather than spontaneous remission. Transformation to another psychiatric condition is unlikely, although very rarely what appears to be ORS may later manifest into schizophrenia, psychosis, mania, or major depressive disorder. The most significant risk is suicide. When treated, the prognosis is better. In one review, the proportion of treated ORS cases which reported various outcomes were assessed. On average, the patients were followed for 21 months (range: two weeks to ten years). With treatment, 30% recovered (i.e. no longer experienced ORS odor beliefs and thoughts of<unk> , 37% improved and in 33% there was a deterioration in the condition (including suicide) or no change from the pre-treatment status.
Olfactory reference syndrome
Olfactory fatigue
Oneirophrenia
Skoptic syndrome
Auditory processing disorder
Uncombable hair syndrome
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
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