Body Dysmorphia

  • The Body I Live in. Perceptions and Meanings of Body Dissatisfaction in Young Transgender Adults: A Qualitative Study

    calendar9 Nov, 2020 · body dysmorphia gender dysphoria  ·
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    Difference between dysphoria and dysmorphia
    Cite as: Mirabella, Marta, Guido Giovanardi, Alexandro Fortunato, Giulia Senofonte, Francesco Lombardo, Vittorio Lingiardi, and Anna Maria Speranza. 2020. "The Body I Live in. Perceptions and Meanings of Body Dissatisfaction in Young Transgender Adults: A Qualitative Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 11: 3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113733
    Respondents indeed reported a high level of self-awareness concerning their body and their attempts to attack and alter it. This is surprising, considering that as literature points out cisgender subjects with eating disorders usually show a lack of self-awareness regarding their symptoms, or rather that they tend to deny having issues with eating and to “escape” from their negative view of themselves.

    Added: 10 Apr, 2023