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Dysmorphophobie – Symptom oder Diagnose?

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Die von Morselli 1891 als neues klinisches Syndrom beschriebene Dysmorphophobie findet sich bei verschiedenen psychiatrischen Krankheitsbildern. Anhand einer theoretischen Übersicht wird der Begriff der Dysmorphophobie skizziert. Dysmorphophobe Symptome bei verschiedenen psychiatrischen Erkrankungen werden erläutert. Anhand einer kasuistischen Darstellung werden Probleme der diagnostischen Zuordnung dysmorphophober Symptome in den modernen Klassifikationssystemen diskutiert.

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Dysmorphophobia as a new psychiatric syndrome was described by the italian psychiatrist Morselli in 1891. Dysmorphophobic symptoms are associated with several other psychiatric disorders. The term of dysmorphophobia will be discussed along a theoretical review. We present the case of a 20-year-old patient with dysmorphophobic symptoms. In the scope of ICD 10, DSM-III-R/DSM IV diagnostical criteria we outline problems of the diagnostical classification of dysmorphophobic signs.

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  1. Psychiatrische Klinik der Ludwig Maximilians-Universität, München, , , , , , XX

    Ulrike Wegner, Eva M. Meisenzahl, H.-J. Möller & H.-P. Kapfhammer

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  1. Ulrike Wegner
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Wegner, U., Meisenzahl, E., Möller, HJ. et al. Dysmorphophobie – Symptom oder Diagnose?. Nervenarzt 70, 233–239 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001150050427

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