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Body dysmorphic disorder, | Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) , is a disorder characterized by extreme preoccupation with appearance, that also causes personal distress in the presence of minimal or no defects. BDD is commonly considered to be an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, based on extreme similarities it has with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Often BDD is presented to dermatologists and plastic surgeons without referral to a psychiatrist. Currently this disorder is classified as a somatoform disorder, but may also fall under the heading of an anxiety disorder. <br> | ||
First described as dysmorphaphobia, in 1886 in European medical literature, and later numerously described under several names, such as; dermatologic hypochondriasis, beauty hypochondria, dermatologic nondisease, primary monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis | |||
== Prevalence == | == Prevalence == |
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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) , is a disorder characterized by extreme preoccupation with appearance, that also causes personal distress in the presence of minimal or no defects. BDD is commonly considered to be an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, based on extreme similarities it has with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Often BDD is presented to dermatologists and plastic surgeons without referral to a psychiatrist. Currently this disorder is classified as a somatoform disorder, but may also fall under the heading of an anxiety disorder.
First described as dysmorphaphobia, in 1886 in European medical literature, and later numerously described under several names, such as; dermatologic hypochondriasis, beauty hypochondria, dermatologic nondisease, primary monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis
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