The urge to change appearance in different psychopathological categories

• Published in: Acta neuropsychiatrica Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 104 - 108
• Main Authors: Campo, Joost à, Hardy, Solange, Merckelbach, Harald, Nijman, Henk, Zwets, Almar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Cambridge University Press 01.04.2007; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: borderline personality disorder; physical appearance; psychosis; schizophrenia; schizotypy; schizophrenia; schizotypy; physical appearance; psychosis; borderline personality disorder

Background:  In professional literature, mainly anecdotic descriptions can be found of striking, sometimes even bizarre manipulations of the appearance by psychiatric patients. Objective:  In this study, it was examined whether the inclination to (drastically) change the appearance is related to (pr...