Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
DEFINITION
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) involves a preoccupation with an exaggerated perceived flaw in physical appearance resulting in repetitive behaviors.
- Concerns about physical appearance are intrusive, time-consuming, and cause significant distress or impairment.
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Last updated: July 1, 2017
Citation
Tao, Amy, and O. Joseph Bienvenu. "Body Dysmorphic Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787060/all/Body_Dysmorphic_Disorder.
Tao A, Bienvenu O. Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787060/all/Body_Dysmorphic_Disorder. Accessed September 25, 2023.
Tao, A., & Bienvenu, O. (2017). Body Dysmorphic Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787060/all/Body_Dysmorphic_Disorder
Tao A, Bienvenu O. Body Dysmorphic Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2023 September 25]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787060/all/Body_Dysmorphic_Disorder.
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