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Distorted body image

MedGen UID:
643126
•Concept ID:
C0558116
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Altered body image; Body image disturbance; Disturbed body image
SNOMED CT: Body image disturbance (63384009); Disturbed body image (63384009); Altered body image (225507001); Distorted body image (63384009)

Definition

Distortions in the evaluative picture or mental representation an individual has of his/her body. Compare BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER. [from PSY]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ketamine and Zinc: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Via Dual NMDA Receptor Modulation.
Mitchell JS, Hermens DF, Bennett MR, Can AT, Lagopoulos J
CNS Drugs 2023 Feb;37(2):159-180. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00984-4. PMID: 36681939Free PMC Article
Integrating multi-omics biomarkers and postprandial metabolism to develop personalized treatment for anorexia nervosa.
Shih PB
Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2017 Sep;132:69-76. Epub 2017 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2017.02.002. PMID: 28232135Free PMC Article
Lymphedema following breast cancer treatment and impact on quality of life: a review.
Taghian NR, Miller CL, Jammallo LS, O'Toole J, Skolny MN
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2014 Dec;92(3):227-34. Epub 2014 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.06.004. PMID: 25085806

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neural representations of anxiety in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a multivariate approach.
Seiger R, Reggente N, Majid DS, Ly R, Tadayonnejad R, Strober M, Feusner JD
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Aug 15;13(1):283. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02581-5. PMID: 37582758Free PMC Article
Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa.
Ciwoniuk N, Wayda-Zalewska M, Kucharska K
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 30;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010718. PMID: 36613039Free PMC Article
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review.
Morales-Sánchez L, Luque-Ribelles V, Gil-Olarte P, Ruiz-González P, Guil R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 9;18(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041640. PMID: 33572137Free PMC Article
Bone metabolism in anorexia nervosa.
Fazeli PK, Klibanski A
Curr Osteoporos Rep 2014 Mar;12(1):82-9. doi: 10.1007/s11914-013-0186-8. PMID: 24419863Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Veale D
Postgrad Med J 2004 Feb;80(940):67-71. doi: 10.1136/pmj.2003.015289. PMID: 14970291Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Distorted Body Image and Mental Pain in Anorexia Nervosa.
Ciwoniuk N, Wayda-Zalewska M, Kucharska K
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 30;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010718. PMID: 36613039Free PMC Article
Children's experiences of congenital heart disease: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
Chong LSH, Fitzgerald DA, Craig JC, Manera KE, Hanson CS, Celermajer D, Ayer J, Kasparian NA, Tong A
Eur J Pediatr 2018 Mar;177(3):319-336. Epub 2018 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-3081-y. PMID: 29327140
A neurobiologist's attempt to understand persistent pain.
Brodal P
Scand J Pain 2017 Apr;15:140-147. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.03.001. PMID: 28850339
Obesity and sexually selected anorexia nervosa.
Lozano GA
Med Hypotheses 2008 Dec;71(6):933-40. Epub 2008 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.013. PMID: 18760541
Anorexia nervosa: an overview.
Hobbs WL, Johnson CA
Am Fam Physician 1996 Sep 15;54(4):1273-9, 1284-6. PMID: 8816572

Therapy

Ketamine and Zinc: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Via Dual NMDA Receptor Modulation.
Mitchell JS, Hermens DF, Bennett MR, Can AT, Lagopoulos J
CNS Drugs 2023 Feb;37(2):159-180. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00984-4. PMID: 36681939Free PMC Article
Association of body image (dis)satisfaction and perception with food consumption according to the NOVA classification: Pró-Saúde Study.
Oliveira N, Coelho GMO, Cabral MC, Bezerra FF, Faerstein E, Canella DS
Appetite 2020 Jan 1;144:104464. Epub 2019 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104464. PMID: 31539579
Family therapy for anorexia nervosa.
Fisher CA, Hetrick SE, Rushford N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Apr 14;(4):CD004780. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004780.pub2. PMID: 20393940
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Veale D
Postgrad Med J 2004 Feb;80(940):67-71. doi: 10.1136/pmj.2003.015289. PMID: 14970291Free PMC Article
Anorexia nervosa. A review.
Tamburrino MB, McGinnis RA
Panminerva Med 2002 Dec;44(4):301-11. PMID: 12434112

Prognosis

Neural representations of anxiety in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a multivariate approach.
Seiger R, Reggente N, Majid DS, Ly R, Tadayonnejad R, Strober M, Feusner JD
Transl Psychiatry 2023 Aug 15;13(1):283. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02581-5. PMID: 37582758Free PMC Article
Ketamine and Zinc: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Via Dual NMDA Receptor Modulation.
Mitchell JS, Hermens DF, Bennett MR, Can AT, Lagopoulos J
CNS Drugs 2023 Feb;37(2):159-180. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00984-4. PMID: 36681939Free PMC Article
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review.
Morales-Sánchez L, Luque-Ribelles V, Gil-Olarte P, Ruiz-González P, Guil R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 9;18(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041640. PMID: 33572137Free PMC Article
Chronic pain and distorted body image: Implications for multisensory feedback interventions.
Senkowski D, Heinz A
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016 Oct;69:252-9. Epub 2016 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.009. PMID: 27524638
Anorexia nervosa: an overview.
Hobbs WL, Johnson CA
Am Fam Physician 1996 Sep 15;54(4):1273-9, 1284-6. PMID: 8816572

Clinical prediction guides

Ketamine and Zinc: Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Via Dual NMDA Receptor Modulation.
Mitchell JS, Hermens DF, Bennett MR, Can AT, Lagopoulos J
CNS Drugs 2023 Feb;37(2):159-180. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00984-4. PMID: 36681939Free PMC Article
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review.
Morales-Sánchez L, Luque-Ribelles V, Gil-Olarte P, Ruiz-González P, Guil R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 9;18(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041640. PMID: 33572137Free PMC Article
Distorted body image influences body schema in individuals with negative bodily attitudes.
Irvine KR, McCarty K, McKenzie KJ, Pollet TV, Cornelissen KK, Tovée MJ, Cornelissen PL
Neuropsychologia 2019 Jan;122:38-50. Epub 2018 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.11.015. PMID: 30500663
Chronic pain and distorted body image: Implications for multisensory feedback interventions.
Senkowski D, Heinz A
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016 Oct;69:252-9. Epub 2016 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.08.009. PMID: 27524638
Obesity and sexually selected anorexia nervosa.
Lozano GA
Med Hypotheses 2008 Dec;71(6):933-40. Epub 2008 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.07.013. PMID: 18760541

Recent systematic reviews

The Follow-Up of Eating Disorders from Adolescence to Early Adulthood: A Systematic Review.
Filipponi C, Visentini C, Filippini T, Cutino A, Ferri P, Rovesti S, Latella E, Di Lorenzo R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 4;19(23) doi: 10.3390/ijerph192316237. PMID: 36498309Free PMC Article
Is poor global processing a transdiagnostic feature of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa? A meta-analysis.
Lang K, Kerr-Gaffney J, Hodsoll J, Jassi A, Tchanturia K, Krebs G
Body Image 2021 Jun;37:94-105. Epub 2021 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2021.01.012. PMID: 33582531
Enhancing Self-Esteem and Body Image of Breast Cancer Women through Interventions: A Systematic Review.
Morales-Sánchez L, Luque-Ribelles V, Gil-Olarte P, Ruiz-González P, Guil R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Feb 9;18(4) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041640. PMID: 33572137Free PMC Article
Children's experiences of congenital heart disease: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
Chong LSH, Fitzgerald DA, Craig JC, Manera KE, Hanson CS, Celermajer D, Ayer J, Kasparian NA, Tong A
Eur J Pediatr 2018 Mar;177(3):319-336. Epub 2018 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-3081-y. PMID: 29327140
Family therapy for anorexia nervosa.
Fisher CA, Hetrick SE, Rushford N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Apr 14;(4):CD004780. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004780.pub2. PMID: 20393940

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