Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

OVERVIEW

Body dysmorphic disorder/BDD (body dysmorphia) refers to a condition in which patients have an excessive preoccupation with a slight or imagined body deficit.

Patients with BDD will obsess over perceived physical flaws that in reality are absent/very minor (source)
Patients with BDD will obsess over perceived physical flaws that in reality are absent/very minor (source)
WHAT MAKES US SUSPECT IT?

Initial presentation:

  • Skin/face/nose complaints are common
WHAT ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT?

Suicide: patients with this condition have an increased risk of suicide.

HOW DO WE TREAT IT? 

Therapy:

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Pharmacological treatment:

  • SSRI medications

 

Page Updated: 08.30.2016