Understanding the psychology of the cosmetic patients

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-53

  Malick, Farah ^a   Howard, Josie ^b,c   Koo, John ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Oakwood Dearborn Medical Park ^*

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dysmorphic disorder; Cosmetic surgery; Dermatology; Histrionic personality disorder; Narcissistic personality disorder; Questionnaire; Screening tool

Indexed keywords

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMADROME; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 40349106320     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00169.x     Document Type: Review

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