dysmorphophobia


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dysmorphophobia

[dis‚mȯr·fə′fō·bē·ə]
(psychology)
An abnormal fear of deformity.
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(50) Types of delusions observed in dermatology patients include delusions of parasitosis, olfactory reference syndrome (delusion of body odor which may be associated with olfactory hallucinations), delusions of fibers in skin (Morgellons), hypochondriacal delusions and delusional dysmorphophobia. However, delusion of parasitosis is the most frequent delusional disorder that is presented to dermatologists.
Psicodermatologia: asociacion de trastornos psiquiatricos primarios con la piel
There are studies and updated revisions about the application of psychotherapy in non-delusional dysmorphophobia (Ipser, Sander, & Stein, 2009; Wilhelm, Buhlmann, Hayward, Greenberg, & Dimaite, 2010), However, there is a lack of literature when it comes to a disorder with delusional aspects, where the accepted approach tends to be based on empirical validated treatments for psychosis.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy and recovery of a delusional dysmorphophobia case/Terapia cognitiva-conductual y recuperacion en un caso de dismorfofobia delirante
roughly 14% of women suffer from similar types of dysmorphophobia. Id.
Down to the felt: how Ohio's lackluster statutory scheme gambles with the lives of mothers and innocent children
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