Wednesday, 30 May 2012


Body dysmorphic disorder: 
  • A psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with imagined defects in physical appearance.
  •  People with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) are obsessed by the idea that some part of their body — their hair, nose, skin, hips, whatever — is ugly or deformed, when in truth it looks normal.
  •  BDD may focus on moles, freckles, acne, minor scars, facial or body hair, or the size and shape of their breasts or genitalia. 
  • People with BDD may spend an excess of time looking in the mirror, be forever fixing their hair, or wear heavy makeup or sunglasses inside as a form of camouflage.
  • They may make multiple medical visits or have surgical procedures to correct the imagined defect. 
  • Treatment of BDD may involve cognitive behavioral therapy or medications, usually those used in obsessive-compulsive disorder to which BDD may be related. 
  • BDD is also called somatoform disorder, dysmorphophobia.

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