People With Anorexia, Body Dysmorphic Disorder Share Brain Anomalies
Saturday, March 14, 2015 - 23:40
in Psychology & Sociology
People with anorexia nervosa and with body dysmorphic disorder have similar abnormalities in their brains that affect their ability to process visual information, according to a new study. People with anorexia have an intense fear of gaining weight and can starve themselves even when they are dangerously thin. Body dysmorphic disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with a perceived flaw in physical appearance. read more