The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Perfectionism Concerns in Students with Physical Deformity

OBJECTIVE Although body dysmorphic disorder often responds to serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs), most patients do not respond or respond only partially. However, placebo-controlled studies of augmentation of SRIs have not been done. Furthermore, although 40%-50% of patients are delusional, studies of antipsychotic medications have not been done. METHOD Twenty-eight patients with body dysmo...

UNLABELLED This paper outlines the features and presentation of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychological syndrome which results in patients seeking treatment for an imagined defect in appearance. The assessment of patients with suspected body dysmorphic disorder is outlined, as well as management strategies. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Clinicians working in the field of aesthetic dentistry shou...

Although body dysmorphic disorder is a psychiatric disorder in its own right, rarely it can be a variant of a variety of psychiatric syndromes like schizophrenia, mood disorders, OCD etc. Following is an unusual case report of a female patient who presented with body dysmorphic disorder later diagnosed as having schizophrenia.

Body dysmorphic disorder is an increasingly recognized somatoform disorder, clinically distinct from obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, and depression. Patients with body dysmorphic disorder are preoccupied with an imagined deficit in the appearance of one or more body parts, causing clinically significant stress, impairment, and dysfunction. The preoccupation is not explained by ...