Those with body dysmorphic disorder don't see their true images in the mirror. Sept. 15, 2011 — -- Eugene Bata is young and handsome. The New York City resident could easily be mistaken for a ...

BDD is a brain disorder may be caused by problems with visual processing. People with BDD fixate and on tiny details of their body, rather than the full picture of their appearance.

Body dysmorphic disorder and appearance preoccupation were relatively common among youth, especially adolescent girls, according to a study published in Journal of the American Academy of Child ...

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric condition distinguished by an excessive preoccupation with perceived flaws in one’s appearance, despite these defects being minor or unobservable ...

A full text article on Body Dysmorphic Disorder which includes patient histories, demographics, diagnosis and treatment approaches. From Mental Health Infosource. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Section ...

Overall prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in the U.S. is 2.4%, but among dermatology patients, it is 9% to 15%. BDD often begins in adolescence, putting pediatric dermatologists on the ...

Patients suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder perceive themselves as ugly and deformed. A new imaging study by UCLA psychiatrist Dr. Jamie Feusner, shows that the brains of people with BDD ...

Jefferies-Sewell K, et al., (2017), Cognitive dysfunction in Body Dysmorphic Disorder: New implications for nosological systems & neurobiological models CNS Spectr. 2017 Feb; 22 (1): 51–60.

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a debilitating mental illness characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with perceived flaws in one's physical appearance. Patients with BDD often have ...

Body dysmorphic disorder, in particular, is often mischaracterized as a “female disorder” for the simple fact that the symptoms involve appearance, and women have perhaps historically been ...