Being seen or being watched? A psychoanalytic perspective on body dysmorphia

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 753-771

  Lemma, Alessandra ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body image; Body self; Dynamics of vision; Ego destructive superego; Narcissism

Indexed keywords

BODY DYSMORPHIA; COMPULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SUPEREGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 70349900388     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: 17458315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-8315.2009.00158.x     Document Type: Review

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