Body dysmorphic disorder in a sample of cosmetic surgery applicants.
Body dysmorphic disorder (B.D.D.) consists of a preoccupation with an imagined or slight physical defect. This study is the first European report on prevalence and several clinical and functional characteristics of patients with B.D.D. in a cosmetic surgery setting. Comparisons with defect- and severity-matched subjects without B.D.D. were also performed.
Aouizerate
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Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes, Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Université Victor Segalen (Bordeaux 2), Centre Carreire, 121, rue de la Béchade, 33076 cedex, Bordeaux, France.
Pujol
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Grabot
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Faytout
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Suire
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Braud
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Auriacombe
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Martin
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Baudet
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Tignol
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*