Open AccessBody dysmorphic disorder: Borderline category between neurosis and psychosis
Author(s) -
K. Janaki Raman,
R Ponnudurai,
O S Ravindran
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.124725
Subject(s) - body dysmorphic disorder , comorbidity , neurosis , categorical variable , psychosis , psychology , psychiatry , psychiatric comorbidity , delusional disorder , clinical psychology , medicine , machine learning , computer science
Body dysmorphic disorder is an under-recognized chronic problem that has been established as an independent diagnostic entity. Its clinical features, comorbidity, course, and prognosis have been studied in detail. But, the issue of its psychotic and non-psychotic variants and the question of dimensional or categorical method of classifying this disorder still pose a diagnostic dilemma. This case report tries to highlight this issue.