AU - Pant, Bhawana AU - Ahmad, Sartaj AU - Shukla, Arvind AU - Kiran, Chhavi TI - Body image perception: An early predictor of weight change among medical students PT - ORIG DP - 2018 Jan 1 TA - International Journal of Social Rehabilitation PG - 6-9 VI - 3 IP - 1 4099- https://www.ijsocialrehab.com/article.asp?issn=WKMP-0125;year=2018;volume=3;issue=1;spage=6;epage=9;aulast=Pant;type=0 4100- https://www.ijsocialrehab.com/article.asp?issn=WKMP-0125;year=2018;volume=3;issue=1;spage=6;epage=9;aulast=Pant AB - Body image is a multidimensional dynamic construct that involves internal biological and psychological factors as well as external cultural and social determinants. Individuals who perceive their bodies negatively with regard to culturally valued features may have low self-esteem, low satisfaction in life, and feeling of inferiority and pose themselves at higher risk for depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. With the change in epidemiological shift, India is witnessing simultaneous manifestation of double burden of communicable and noncommunicable disease with a challenging and daunting task for stakeholders to identify issues, resolve conflict, mobilize resources, and overcome situation with innovative solution and strategies. The presence of psychological and psychiatric morbidities among medical students has been reported in various studies conducted across the world.