Author:
Touyz S. W.,Beumont P. J. V.,Collins J. K.,McCabe M.,Jupp J.
Abstract
SummaryThe perception of body shape was studied in 15 female patients with anorexia nervosa and 15 age matched controls. A lens was used which could be manipulated to cause a horizontal distortion of an image projected onto a video monitor. The patients showed a greater tendency to over- and under-estimate their present body shape than did the controls. Further, the patients' desired body shape was significantly thinner than that of controls, as was their estimation of what constitutes a normal body shape. These findings are discussed in relation to the literature and it is suggested that they may have important implications for treatment.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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