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Psychotherapy and Dysmorphophobia: A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sidney Bloch  and
Paul Glue
Sidney Bloch*
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Paul Glue
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital
*
∗Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
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Abstract

The treatment of patients with dysmorphophobia remains a confused matter, probably because of clinical heterogeneity. Our experience with the case reported in this paper suggests that psychodynamic psychotherapy is indicated for certain carefully selected patients.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 2 , February 1988 , pp. 271 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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