Craythorne Shioma-Lei, Shaw Rachel L, Larkin Michael
Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Arts Health. 2024 Jun;16(2):111-133. doi: 10.1080/17533015.2023.2166088. Epub 2023 Feb 6.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental health condition characterised by distress associated with perceived defects in one's physical appearance. Such defects are likely to be very slight or invisible to external observers, making it difficult for people with BDD to convey what they see.
Participants created artwork representing how they cope with BDD, then completed a follow-up interview to discuss their artwork. Framework for the Analysis of Drawings was used together with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
Three overarching themes were generated from the analysis, centred around BDD's fusion with one's lifeworld, perceptual detachment, and fragmented selves.
We suggest incorporating artwork creation in BDD research and clinical settings may elucidate understanding of "hidden" experiences. Clinicians may find it helpful to reflect on how the distinctive BDD "way of seeing" can infuse not just specific perceptions of the body, but also the person's wider relationship to the world.
躯体变形障碍（BDD）是一种心理健康状况，其特征是与对自身外貌存在感知缺陷相关的痛苦。这些缺陷可能非常轻微，以至于外部观察者难以察觉，这使得患有BDD的人很难表达他们所看到的情况。
参与者创作代表他们应对BDD方式的艺术作品，然后完成后续访谈以讨论他们的作品。使用绘画分析框架并结合解释现象学分析。
分析产生了三个总体主题，围绕BDD与个人生活世界的融合、感知分离和破碎的自我。
我们建议在BDD研究和临床环境中纳入艺术作品创作可能有助于阐明对“隐藏”体验的理解。临床医生可能会发现思考BDD独特的“看待方式”如何不仅能影响对身体的特定感知，还能影响个人与世界更广泛的关系是有帮助的。
