Trastorno Dismórfico Corporal: Aspectos Clínicos, Dimensiones Nosológicas y Controversias Con La Anorexia Nerviosa
Trastorno Dismórfico Corporal: Aspectos Clínicos, Dimensiones Nosológicas y Controversias Con La Anorexia Nerviosa
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Departamento de Psiquiatría, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina,
Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile.
2
Departamento de Psiquiatría, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina,
Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile.
3
Departamento de Humanidades Médicas y Medicina Familiar, Escuela de Medicina,
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso, Chile.
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Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso,
Chile.
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Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso. Valparaíso,
Chile.
Correspondencia a:
There is strong evidence about the co-existence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
and eating disorders (ED), particularly with anorexia nervosa (AN). An exhaustive
review of the specialised literature regarding these disorders was carried out. The
results show that their co-occurrence implies a more complex diagnosis and
treatment, a more severe clinical symptomatology and a worse prognosis and
outcome. Both disorders display common similarities, differences and comorbidities,
which allow authors to classify them in different nosological spectra
(somatomorphic, anxious, obsessive-compulsive, affective and psychotic). Their
crossover involves higher levels of body dissatisfaction and body image distortion,
depression, suicidal tendency, personality disorders, substance use/abuse,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, alexithymia and childhood abuse or
neglect background. Treatment including cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy and
selective reuptake serotonin inhibitors are effective for both, BDD and ED;
nevertheless, plastic surgery could exacerbate BDD. Clinical traits of BDD must be
systematically detected in patients suffering from ED and vice versa.
Key words: Anorexia Nervosa; Body Dysmorphic Disorder; Feeding and Eating
Disorders.
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