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Body image concerns in patients with persecutory delusions.

Felicity WaiteRowan DiamondNicola CollettEmily BoldEleanor ChadwickDaniel Freeman
Published in: Psychological medicine (2022)
Patients with current persecutory delusions have low body esteem. Body image concerns are associated with poorer physical and mental health, including more severe psychotic experiences. Improving body image for patients with psychosis is a plausible target of intervention, with the potential to result in a wide range of benefits.
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