title: Body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders in elite professional female ballet dancers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our objective is to report the prevalence and the clinical features associated with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and eating disorders (ED) in a group of elite Brazilian professional female ballet dancers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five elite Brazilian professional female ballet dancers were invited to participate in the study and 19 agreed to be assessed. Individuals were evaluated with a series of instruments, including the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview supplemented by the somatoform and eating disorders modules of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV disorders, the Bulimic Investigatory Test, and the Beck Depression Inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three dancers (15.78%) had a lifetime diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (restrictive subtype) and 2 others (10.52%) presented a current diagnosis of BDD. No individuals had current or lifetime bulimia nervosa. Results could not be ascribed to comorbid major depression or increased severity of depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lifetime prevalence of BDD and ED among elite professional female ballet dancers was higher than the general population. High standards of beauty, public body exposure, and repeated exposure to mirrors in the rehearsal rooms may contribute to the development of body image disorders in this sample.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em, Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade, Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Leandro
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Juliano Victor
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Leonardo F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fontenelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001504:Beauty; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence