title: Commentary on: Muscle dysmorphia: could it be classified as an addiction to body image?
abstract: This commentary addresses a recent article on the characterization of muscle dysmorphia as an addiction. The commentary examines the larger issue of the possible relationship of compulsions to addictions. It also questions whether understanding the heterogeneity within disorders may be a useful tactic to develop more targeted treatment approaches.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience 5841 S. Maryland Avenue MC-3077 Chicago IL 60637 USA.
authors.forename: Jon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal
keywords: addiction; compulsion; dysmorphia