Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , January 2000

Comorbid personality impairment in body dysmorphic disorder

  • Lisa J. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Lisa J. Cohen, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, 6 Karpas, Beth Israel Medical Center, Ist Ave & 16th St, New York, NY 10003.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,USA
    • New School for Social Research, New York, USA
    • Columbia University, New York; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Priscilla Kingston

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,USA
    • New School for Social Research, New York, USA
    • Columbia University, New York; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew Bell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,USA
    • New School for Social Research, New York, USA
    • Columbia University, New York; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Jee Kwon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,USA
    • New School for Social Research, New York, USA
    • Columbia University, New York; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Bonnie Aronowitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,USA
    • New School for Social Research, New York, USA
    • Columbia University, New York; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Eric Hollander

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York,USA
    • New School for Social Research, New York, USA
    • Columbia University, New York; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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☆ Supported in part by Food and Drug Administration Grant No. FDR-000941-01 (EH.).

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Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , January 2000

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