How Brain Sees the 'Big Picture' May Affect Self-Image

System Admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2...

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Body dysmorphic disorder

How Brain Sees the 'Big Picture' May Affect Self-Image

System Admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=653398

Research by Dr. Jamie Feusner, professor of psychiatry and director of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program at the Semel Institute, was featured in a June 1 HealthDay News story. He found that people who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder process visual information abnormally, even when looking at inanimate objects.

Body dysmorphic disorder

People with body-image disorders process 'big picture' visual information abnormally

Semel Web Manager — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000

People suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD — a severe mental illness characterized by debilitating misperceptions that one appears disfigured and ugly — process visual information abnormally, even when looking at inanimate objects, according to a new UCLA study. First author Dr. Jamie Feusner, a UCLA assistant professor of psychiatry, and colleagues found that patients with the disorder have less brain activity when processing holistic visual elements that provide the "big picture," regardless of whether that picture is a face or an object. The research appears in the current online edition of the journal Psychological Medicine.

Author:

Mark Wheeler

Division of Adult Psychiatry

Probability of Full Recovery from Body Dysmorphic Disorder Good over Time

System Admin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/735806

Dr. Jamie Feusner, assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Intensive Treatment Program, was quoted in a Jan. 14 Medscape Today article about the long-term recovery rates of people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, a condition characterized by a person’s obsession over nonexistent or slight defects in their physical appearance.

Body dysmorphic disorder

Botox Zombies

System Admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/investigative/botox-zombies-20100714

Dr. Jamie Feusner, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, was interviewed July 15 on a KTTV-Channel 11 segment about a possible link between the use of Botox and depression.

Body dysmorphic disorder

When Your Looks Take Over Your Life

Semel Web Manager — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/health/23brody.html

The New York Times reported March 22 about a brain-imaging study by Dr. Jamie Feusner, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, that found that people suffering from a condition known as body dysmorphic disorder exhibit abnormal brain activity when seeing their own faces.

Body dysmorphic disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Distorted Self-Image

System Admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=7286252

Dr. Jamie Feusner, assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the obsessive-compulsive disorder intensive treatment program, appeared Feb. 18 in a KABC-Channel 7 report on his research finding that people suffering from a condition known as body dysmorphic disorder exhibit abnormal brain activity when examining their own faces.

Body dysmorphic disorder

Visual Processing Plays Role in Body Dysmorphic Disorder

System Admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/vision/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100253...

Dr. Jamie Feusner, assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the obsessive-compulsive disorder intensive treatment program, was featured Feb. 5 in a HealthDay News article appearing on MSN.com. The story discussed his research finding that people suffering from a condition known as body dysmorphic disorder exhibit abnormal brain activity when examining their own faces.

Body dysmorphic disorder