Horizon. Complete obsession : body dysmorphia / produced and directed by Nikki Stockley ; a BBC/Discovery Channel co-production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Stockley, Nicola, director, producer.

Gillett, Aden, 1958- narrator.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

Discovery Channel (Firm), production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Body dysmorphic disorder.

Medical ethics.

Self-perception.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 minutes)

Other Title:

Horizon. Complete obsession : body dismorphia

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2000.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Since the late-19th century, medical literature has recorded cases of men and women who actually want to become amputees in order to feel 'whole'. Should the treatment be psychiatric or surgical? Against a background of heated medical and legal controversy, this extraordinary film explores the disease and the dilemma.

Participant:

Narrator: Aden Gillett.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed April 28, 2021).

OCLC:

1251433999

Publisher Number:

ASP5113795/marc