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, addi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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, addictions, 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 online resource (xxi, 319 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315657721 1315657724 9781317328919 1317328914 9781317328896 1317328892 9781317328902 1317328906 |