In an era in which supposedly normative individuals expose their most private lives to the
public on prime-time reality TV shows, gyms filled with large mirrors are scattered around the …

Body dysmorphic disorder, preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance, or
excessive concern with a slight physical anomaly, has been successfully treated recently …

“Mr. A” is a 42-year-old married man presenting to a private-practice psychotherapist
complaining of problems with his wife. He is a successful entrepreneur, highly competitive …

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Despite the limitations of modern nosological systems the development of cultural
adaptations is a step backward, leading to unavoidable pitfalls in spite of the fact that cultural …

Introduction Muscle dysmorphia is a contemporary subject of interest officially inscribed in
the DSM-5 in 2013 under the body dysmorphic disorder “muscle dysmorphia”. It does not yet …

This is the first description of a patient in which adipsic hypernatremia, a rare autoimmune
encephalitis, presented in combination with complex psychiatric symptomatology, including …

Mercury toxicity secondary to the excessive consumption of tuna was observed in a 47-year-
old woman with a 30-year history of anorexia nervosa. The patient's prolonged abuse of …

A 49-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with confusion and painful
swelling of both hands (Figure 1). The patient's speech was broken and she was unable to …

Descriptive psychopathology is the principal method of structuring clinical and research
practices in contemporary psychiatry. The recent cultural competency movement and the …