The relationships between objective and subjective ratings of disfigurement severity and psychological adjustment

Moss, Timothy

Abstract

The paper explores the impact of disfigurement severity on psychological adjustment, utilising the DAS24 (output 3) to rate subjective severity. Severity was rated objectively by plastic surgeons. The complex findings provide evidence supporting the role of cognitive behavioural therapy in interventions, as well as social skills training.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jun 1, 2005
• Journal: Body Image
• Print ISSN: 1740-1445
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 151-159
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.03.004
• Keywords: disfigurement severity, psychological adjustment, cognitive behavioural therapy, social skills training, visible difference
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1049203
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.03.004