Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Dysmorphic delusions

Definition: False beliefs about having a part of the body altered in form or size (Scharfetter 1980).

Exploration: The presence of dysmorphic delusions can be established by interviewing the patient.

Reference:

Scharfetter C. General Psychopathology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1980, pp. 244-94.

April 18, 2019