Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Determine the patient’s primary concern.

Signs and symptoms may include the following:

• Preoccupation that one or more physical features are unattractive, ugly, or deformed

• Can involve ...

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is the first-line psychosocial treatment for BDD and has been shown to be effective in multiple controlled trials (3)[A].

CBT for BDD typica...

Phillips KA. Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Rev and expanded ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2005. [View Abstract on Ovi...

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...