Maxwell Maltz, psychocybernetic plastic surgeon, and personal reflections on dysmorphopathology

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-495

  Morselli, Paolo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body dysmorphic disorder; Expectation Test; Medicolegal; Motivation; Plastic Surgery; Psychocybernetics; Somato psycho dysmorphopathy

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CYBERNETICS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACE DYSMORPHIA; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY IMAGE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649131980     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-007-9006-9     Document Type: Review

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