Current concepts in body dysmorphic disorder. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a potentially debilitating psychiatric illness characterized by intense preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in physical appearance. Until recently, it has gone largely unrecognized and did not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until 1987. Improved methods of assessment and treatment of BDD have increased interest in this disorder. This article reviews current literature on BDD, including the similarities between BDD and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), current assessment and treatment strategies, and implications for clinical practice and future research.

publication date

  • April 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Somatoform Disorders

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036550109

PubMed ID

  • 11925574

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 2