Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 77-87 , March 2006

Gender similarities and differences in 200 individuals with body dysmorphic disorder

  • Katharine A. Phillips

      Affiliations

    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Body Image Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Body Image Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA. Tel.: +1 401 455 6490; fax: +1 401 455 6539.
    • ,
  • William Menard

      Affiliations

    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Body Image Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    • ,
  • Christina Fay

      Affiliations

    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Body Image Program, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA

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☆ This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH60241) to Dr Phillips.

PII: S0010-440X(05)00081-7

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.07.002

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 77-87 , March 2006

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