Determine the patient's concern.
Determine the severity of the disorder.
Signs and symptoms may include the following:
Preoccupation that one or more features are unattractive, ugly, or ...
In any patient with a coexisting mental disorder, such as a depressive or anxiety disorder, the coexisting disorder should be treated with the appropriate psychotherapy or ph...
Phillips KA. Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Rev and expanded ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2005.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder...
BDD is characterized by the patient's preoccupation with a perceived defect in appearance of at least one body part or area.
At some point during the course of the disorder, the individ...
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