The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · Feb 2002
Factors associated with dysmorphic concern and psychiatric morbidity in plastic surgery outpatients.
To compare new referrals to a plastic surgery clinic for cosmetic (non-medically explained) reasons with a control group of equal size with medically explained symptoms. ⋯ Patients presenting for cosmetic (non-medically explained) surgery have high rates of dysmorphic concern and psychiatric morbidity