Abstract |
The authors describe five patients with body-dysmorphic disorder who responded preferentially to serotonin reuptake blockers. They review the literature, describe how patients with excessive concern about body abnormalities lie along a spectrum of doubt and certainty, and discuss similarities and differences between this disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Authors | E Hollander, M R Liebowitz, R Winchel, A Klumker, D F Klein |
Journal | The American journal of psychiatry
(Am J Psychiatry)
Vol. 146
Issue 6
Pg. 768-70
(Jun 1989)
ISSN: 0002-953X [Print] United States |
PMID | 2658627
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Body Image
- Clomipramine
(therapeutic use)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Fluoxetine
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(diagnosis)
- Somatoform Disorders
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
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