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The links between body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J. Rabe-Jablonska Jolanta  and
M. Sobow Tomasz
J. Rabe-Jablonska Jolanta*
Affiliation:
II Department Of Psychiatry, Medical University Of Lodz, Czechoslowacka 8/10, 92-216, Lodz, Poland
M. Sobow Tomasz
Affiliation:
II Department Of Psychiatry, Medical University Of Lodz, Czechoslowacka 8/10, 92-216, Lodz, Poland
*
*Correspondence and reprints
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Summary

The aim of the study was to search for a body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) period preceding the symptoms meeting the criteria of either anorexia or bulimia nervosa, and an evaluation of the prevalence of BDD symptoms in a control group of girls without any eating disorder. Ninety-three girls (12–21 years old) were included in the study (36 with anorexia nervosa, 17 with bulimia nervosa and 40 healthy controls). The Structured Clinical Interview (SCID), including the BDD module, and a novel questionnaire (for the presence of preceding life events) were used. We found the symptoms of BDD in 25% of anorexia nervosa sufferers for at least six months before observing a clear eating disorder picture. Moreover, other mental disorders were also present among these patients. The results may support the idea that BDD and anorexia nervosa both belong to either OCD or affective disorders spectra.

Keywords

anorexia nervosabody dysmorphic disorderbulimia nervosa
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Original Article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , August 2000 , pp. 302 - 305
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS 2000

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