Muscle dysmorphia: Could it be classified as an addiction to body image?

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Foster, Andrew C ^a   Shorter, Gillian W ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral addiction; Body dysmorphic disorder; Body image; Eating disorder; Muscle dysmorphia; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDERS; BODY IMAGE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84950311830     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.001     Document Type: Article

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