Screening, assessing, and supporting students with eating and body image problems.

Introduction. The aim of the study was to investigate associations between reoperations after contralateral risk-reducing mastectomies (CRRM) and emotional problems, body image, sexuality, and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in women with breast cancer and hereditary high risk.Patients and Methods. Patients scheduled for CRRM with breast reconstruction between 1998 and 2010 completed questionnaires, comprised of SF-36, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Body Image Scale, and the Sexual Activity Questionnaire, preoperatively and two years after CRRM. Data on reoperations was collected from medical charts.Results. A total of 80 women participated, with a response rate of 61 (76%) preoperatively and 57 (71%) at the two-year follow-up. At the two-year assessment, 44 (55%) patients had undergone ≥1 reoperation (reoperation group), whereas 36 (45%) had not (no reoperation group). No statistically significant differences between the groups were found for HRQoL, sexuality, anxiety, or depression. A higher proportion of patients in the “reoperation group” reported being dissatisfied with their bodies (81% versus 48%,p=0.01).Conclusion. The results suggest associations between reoperation following CRRM with breast reconstruction and body image problems. Special attention should be paid to body image problems among women who are subject to reoperations after CRRM.

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A Psychophysiologically Controlled Exposure Treatment of Severe Body Image Distortion in Eating Disorders

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1017/s1352465800015083 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 223-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pau Pérez Sales ◽

Rosa Calvo Sagardoy ◽

Teresa Ferrer Gila

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Size ◽

Research Literature ◽

Size Estimation ◽

Exposure Treatment ◽

Body Image Disorders ◽

Controlled Exposure ◽

Body Size Estimation ◽

Image Problems

Although body image problems are a major prognostic factor in the course of eating disorders, its treatment has received little attention in the research literature. We present two psychophysiologically controlled cases of intensive exposure treatment with conflicting outcomes. Pre-post treatment assessments included measurements of body size estimation, body related avoidant attitudes and body dissatisfaction. In case 1, although dissatisfaction and avoidant attitudes decreased, body size overestimation remained basically unchanged. Case 2 did not improve. Psychophysiological recordings showed a covert avoidance of treatment stimuli. We discuss the pros and the cons of the treatment, and the implications for the use of exposure therapy in body image disorders.

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Partners’ perceptions of women’s body image problems and satisfaction of breast reconstruction long-term after risk-reducing mastectomy

Annals of Oncology ◽

10.1093/annonc/mdy296.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 ◽

pp. viii557-viii558 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

L. Bai ◽

B. Arver ◽

H. Johansson ◽

M. Wickman ◽

K. Sandelin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Breast Reconstruction ◽

Women's Body Image ◽

Risk Reducing ◽

Image Problems

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Do Predictors of Women's Body Image Problems Also Affect Men?

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e588492007-001 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Dana N. Mair ◽

Rebecca Lawrence ◽

Lindsay Hergert ◽

Chelsie Lincoln ◽

Robert Hessling

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Women's Body Image ◽

Image Problems

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The Liaison Psychiatrist in Kidney Transplantation

The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine ◽

10.2190/1ucl-1xxr-rtxc-xw8e ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 221-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

James A. Knight

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Kidney Transplantation ◽

Human Behavior ◽

Psychological Services ◽

Medical Progress ◽

Healing Environment ◽

Transplant Team ◽

Psychiatric Problems ◽

Image Problems

Medical progress in transplantation has given rise to special psychiatric problems requiring understanding and proper care. If these problems are to be adequately addressed, psychological services should be available in all activities of the transplant unit. This paper discusses the role of the consultation liaison psychiatrist with patients and colleagues in kidney transplantation. Areas for exploration in evaluating prospective donors and recipients are identified. While body image problems emerge infrequently in kidney transplantation, careful psychological screening may identify some of these potential difficulties and set the stage for dealing with them. The discussion of pertinent issues and possible complications with patients proves to be an effective, preventive approach. While most members of a transplant team are aware of the ethical dimensions in transplantation, psychiatrists, by the very nature of their work as students of human behavior, are pulled directly into these issues. Further, the atmosphere on the transplant unit should be constantly monitored in order to nurture a healing environment for both patients and staff.

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Body Image Problems in Cancer Patients

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/s0007125000299005 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 153 (S2) ◽

pp. 47-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Penelope Hopwood ◽

G. Peter Maguire

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Worth Living ◽

Good Doctor ◽

Image Problems

“The good doctor can no longer be content without this knowledge – that his object is not only to save a life, but also to make the life he saves worth living” (Vasicka et al, 1958). This concept was being put forward 30 years ago by an American doctor, Vasicka, and his colleagues working in a gynaecological tumour clinic.

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