A pilot study of body image perceptions, and attitudes toward obesity in hospitalized psychotic and non-psychotic patients.
Asian J Psychiatr
; 26: 8-12, 2017 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Body image perceptions, and attitudes toward obesity were examined and compared between psychotic and non-psychotic patients with a mood disorder.METHODS:
80 psychotic patients and 36 non-psychotic patients with a mood disorder admitted to an acute inpatient psychiatric unit participated in the study. On admission, each patient completed a visual silhouettes scale of actual self and ideal self, as well as the Attitudes Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) scale.RESULTS:
Analogous to the general population, psychotic and non-psychotic patients had similar body image perceptions, and experienced discrepancy between actual and ideal body image. Female patients with serious mental illness (SMI) picked a heavier actual self body image, and experienced greater discrepancy between actual and ideal body image compared to male patients with SMI. Psychotic and non-psychotic patients experienced similar mostly neutral attitudes toward obese persons, however there was a trend for depressed patients to have more negative attitudes toward obese persons compared to non-depressed patients.DISCUSSION:
The presence of an acute psychotic episode did not affect body perceptions, or obesity attitudes; however depressed patients had more negative obesity attitudes. Similar to the general population, females with SMI overassessed their body size, and experienced more body dissatisfaction compared to males with SMI.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicóticos
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Autoimagem
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Imagem Corporal
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Asian J Psychiatr
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article