Biomedical subjects

F H Connolly

Publications and source records attributed to F H Connolly.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1978

Dysmorphophobia--a long-term study.

This study examines the mental health of 187 patients who had a rhinoplasty fifteen years earlier. Of 101 who had the operation following disease or injury 9 are now severely neurotic and one schizophrenic; of 86 who had the operation for aesthetic reasons 32 are now severely neurotic and 6 schizophrenic. The differences between the two groups are significant, and show that dysmorphophobia is an ominous symptom.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1975

The incidence of schizophrenia and severe psychological disorders in patients 10 years after cosmetic rhinoplasty.

Body image disturbance may be an early sign of schizophrenia. The significance of this and dysmorphophobia with relation to patients seeking cosmetic rhinoplasty is discussed. Results of a follow-up of patients 10 years after cosmetic surgery to see whether they developed schizophrenia or serious psychological disorder are presented. The literature, significance of the findings and the clinical implications are all discussed.

Body Image↗