Spontaneously occurring images and early memories in people with body dysmorphic disorder.

Journal article

A semi-structured interview assessing the presence and characteristics of spontaneous appearance-related images was designed and administered. A total of 18 patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and 18 normal controls took part. The BDD patients were found to have spontaneously occurring appearance-related images that were significantly more negative, recurrent, and viewed from an observer perspective than control participants. These images were more vivid and detailed and typically in...

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Authors: Osman, S; Cooper, M; Hackmann, A; Veale, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Memory (Hove, England)
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 428-436
• Publication date: 2004-07-01
• DOI: 10.1080/09658210444000043
• EISSN: 1464-0686
• ISSN: 0965-8211
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adolescent; Case-Control Studies; Humans; Somatoform Disorders; Emotions; Middle Aged; Stress, Psychological; Female; Male; Sensation; Body Image; Memory; Anxiety; Interview, Psychological; Imagination; Cognition; Adult; Mental Recall; Eidetic Imagery