Depressive disorders in patients who seek cosmetic surgery: a broad and updated view

INTRODUCTION: Aesthetic surgery can improve the quality of life of patients, but some candidates for the procedure have depressive disorders (DDs) that may develop, in the postoperative period, in a disastrous manner from a psychological point of view and even progress to suicide. The prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Paulo Renato de Paula, Ruffo Freitas-Júnior, Marcelo Prado, Carlos Gustavo Lemos Neves, Fabiano Calixto Fortes de Arruda, Vladmir Eduardo Bermudes Vargas, Fábio Silva Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1745/en_v31n2a20.pdf