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Dysmorphophobia with bipolar affective disorder : a case report.

S N Sengupta¹, P Das, M V Kamble

¹Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029.

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

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This case report details how dysmorphophobic symptoms escalated from normal concerns to a somatic delusion in bipolar disorder. Depressive episodes resistant to medication improved with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

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Mental Health

Background:

Dysmorphophobic symptoms can range from normal appearance concerns to severe body dysmorphic disorder.
Bipolar affective disorder involves distinct depressive and manic episodes.
The interplay between body image concerns and mood disorders requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the progression of dysmorphophobic symptoms in a patient with bipolar affective disorder.
To illustrate the evolution of these symptoms from age-related concerns to somatic delusions.
To report treatment response in relation to mood states.

Main Methods:

Case report methodology.
Clinical observation of symptom progression during depressive and manic phases.
Documentation of treatment response to pharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Main Results:

Dysmorphophobic symptoms intensified, progressing through stages of normal concern, primary dysmorphophobia, and culminating in a somatic delusion.
These symptom changes correlated with the depressive and manic phases of bipolar affective disorder.
Depressive episodes showed resistance to standard drug treatment.

Conclusions:

Somatic delusions related to body image can manifest and progress within the context of bipolar affective disorder.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) demonstrated efficacy in treating drug-resistant depressive episodes associated with these symptoms.
This case highlights the complex relationship between mood disorders and the manifestation of severe body image pathology.