title: Current concepts in body dysmorphic disorder.
abstract: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a potentially debilitating psychiatric illness characterized by intense preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in physical appearance. Until recently, it has gone largely unrecognized and did not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until 1987. Improved methods of assessment and treatment of BDD have increased interest in this disorder. This article reviews current literature on BDD, including the similarities between BDD and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), current assessment and treatment strategies, and implications for clinical practice and future research.
authors.affiliation: Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT 06520-7900, USA. deirdre.carroll@yale.edu
authors.forename: Deirdre H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scahill
authors.forename: Katharine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors