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| Year : 1992 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 57-58 |
Dysmorphophobia with Bipolar Affective Disorder : A Case Report
SN Sengupta1, P Das2, MV Kamble3, Shekhar Saxena4
1 Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029, India
2 Pool Officer, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029, India
3 Junior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029, India
4 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029, India
Correspondence Address:
S N Sengupta
Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029
India
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PMID: 21776101 
This case report describes the progression of dysmorphophobic symptoms in the dimension of intensity from a normal age related concern, to primary dysmorpliophobia, to a somatic delusion during depressive and manic phases of a bipolar affective disorder. The depressive episodes were resistant to drug treatment but responded to ECTs.
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