The Role of Aesthetic Sensitivity in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 443-453

  Lambrou, Christina ^a   Veale, David ^a   Wilson, Glenn ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetic sensitivity; Body dysmorphic disorder; Body image; Depression; Self serving bias

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTION; ESTHETIC SENSITIVITY; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PLEASURE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79956035575     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022300     Document Type: Article

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