Body dysmorphic disorder: A diagnostic challenge in adolescence
Autor: | Karis Moxley, Anusha Lachman, Yanga Thungana |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:RC435-571 media_common.quotation_subject Shame lcsh:RZ400-408 Poor quality 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Psychiatry mental disorders Medicine Spectrum disorder Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) media_common Adolescent onset Body Dysmorphic Disorder business.industry lcsh:Mental healing medicine.disease Adolescence 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Feeling Body dysmorphic disorder business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 24 (2018) South African Journal of Psychiatry, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-4, Published: 2018 South African Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 24, Iss 0 (2018) |
ISSN: | 1608-9685 2078-6786 |
Popis: | Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a chronic and disabling condition that is characterised by distressing preoccupations with perceived defects in one’s own appearance, which might be slight or not observable to others. It is considered to be an obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorder and is associated with depression, feelings of shame and poor quality of life. It is primarily a disorder of childhood or adolescent onset, and sub-clinical BDD symptoms begin, on average, several years before an individual’s symptoms meet full criteria for the disorder. Here we report the case of an adolescent admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for treatment of psychotic symptoms that were poorly responsive to standard treatments. This challenging case of BDD in an adolescent highlights the various comorbidities of the disorder, as well as the difficulties associated with BDD diagnosis. |
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