Psychopathologic aspects of body dysmorphic disorder: A literature review

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 473-484

  Pavan, C ^a   Simonato, P ^a   Marini, M ^a   Mazzoleni, F ^a   Pavan, L ^a   Vindigni, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aesthetic surgery; Body dysmorphic disorder; Comorbidity; Etiology; Obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder; Somatoform disorder

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; EATING DISORDER; EMBASE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 44649111361     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-008-9113-2     Document Type: Review

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