Journal article
Dysmorphophobia: symptom or disease?
The American journal of psychiatry, Vol.134(6), pp.673-676
06/1977
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.134.6.673
PMID: 869032
Abstract
Although dysmorphophobia, a subjective feeling of ugliness in a person of normal appearance, constitutes a distinctive symptom cluster occasionally seen in patients requesting cosmetic surgery, it is not included in current major psychiatric diagnostic systems. Patients with dysmorphophobia are usually young and perfectionistic and have both schizoid and narcissistic traits. The authors present two representative case histories and suggest that study of more patients with dysmorphophobia is needed to determine whether it is a symptom of an underlying disease or is itself a separate disease entity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dysmorphophobia: symptom or disease?
- Creators
- N C AndreasenJ Bardach
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of psychiatry, Vol.134(6), pp.673-676
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1176/ajp.134.6.673
- PMID
- 869032
- ISSN
- 0002-953X
- eISSN
- 1535-7228
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/1977
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984003912402771
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