Body Image
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To characterize the effects of critical illness in the daily lives and functioning of acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors. Survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a systemic critical illness, often report poor quality ... Read more...

Is spine deformity surgery in patients with spastic cerebral palsy truly beneficial?: a patient/parent evaluation.

13 Sep 2009 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective clinical outcome study. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical outcomes and satisfaction associated with the surgical treatment of neuromuscular spinal deformity secondary to cerebral palsy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: ... Read more...

Japanese version of cutaneous body image scale: translation and validation.

30 Aug 2009 Cutaneous body image, defined as the individual's mental perception of the appearance of their skin, hair and nails, is an important psychodermatological element in skin diseases. To measure individuals' cutaneous body image, a practical and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Body Image'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cardiomyopathy. 24 Oct 2009
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• [Increasing cosmetic operations of the genital area. Lifting for the vulva (interview by Maria Weiss)] 15 Sep 2009
• Is spine deformity surgery in patients with spastic cerebral palsy truly beneficial?: a patient/parent evaluation. 13 Sep 2009
• Anorexia nervosa and the body image myth. 30 Aug 2009
• Japanese version of cutaneous body image scale: translation and validation. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of exercise interventions on body image: a meta-analysis. 30 Aug 2009
• Second-degree atrioventricular block (Mobitz Type I) in an adolescent with anorexia nervosa: intrinsic or acquired conduction abnormality. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of perceived anonymity in assessments of eating disordered behaviors and attitudes. 30 Aug 2009
• Objectification theory and our understanding of indoor tanning. 30 Aug 2009
• Decision involvement and receipt of mastectomy among racially and ethnically diverse breast cancer patients. 29 Aug 2009
• Meta-analytic moderators of experimental exposure to media portrayals of women on female appearance satisfaction: Social comparisons as automatic processes. 26 Aug 2009
• Neuropsychological perspectives on the mechanisms of imitation. 25 Aug 2009
• The effects of TV commercials using less thin models on young women's mood, body image and actual food intake. 18 Aug 2009
• Sexual body esteem and mindfulness in college women. 17 Aug 2009
• Body image disturbance and surgical decision making in egyptian post menopausal breast cancer patients. 11 Aug 2009
• A comparison of actual-ideal weight discrepancy, body appreciation, and media influence between street-dancers and non-dancers. 10 Aug 2009
• The Male Body Attitudes Scale: A confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of gay men. 9 Aug 2009
• Social likeability, conformity, and body talk: Does fat talk have a normative rival in female body image conversations? 9 Aug 2009
• Shopping for clothes: Body satisfaction, appearance investment, and functions of clothing among female shoppers. 3 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Body Image'

Definition: Individuals' personal concept of their bodies as objects in and bound by space, independently and apart from all other objects.

Descriptor UI: D001828

Alternative terms: Body Image; Body Images; Image, Body; Images, Body;

Tree Number: F02.463.593.112;

Technical Notes: no qualif