Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery The Face of Trauma
Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental abuse and neglect influence body image, personalit...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2019
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental abuse and neglect influence body image, personality, addictions, resilience, and adult health, this highly readable book uncovers the childhood sources of body dysmorphic disorder. Written from the unique perspective of a leading plastic surgeon with extensive experience in this area and featuring many poignant clinical vignettes and groundbreaking trauma research, this heavily referenced text offers a new explanation for body dysmorphic disorder that provides help for therapists and surgeons and hope for patients. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (342 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781315657721 9781317328919 9781138100305 9781138100312 |
| Access: | Open Access |