Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 415-419 , September 2003

Body dysmorphic disorder in patients with acne

  • Özcan Uzun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Cengiz Başoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Cengiz Başoğlu, GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi, Psikiyatri Klinigi 81327, Kadiköy/Istanbul, Turkey
    • GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Psychiatry Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ahmet Akar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Adnan Cansever

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Aytekin Özşahin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Mesut Çetin

      Affiliations

    • GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Psychiatry Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Servet Ebrinç

      Affiliations

    • GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi Psychiatry Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey

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PII: S0010-440X(03)00102-0

doi: 10.1016/S0010-440X(03)00102-0

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 415-419 , September 2003

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