The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder and its clinical correlates in a VA primary care behavioral health clinic.
We examined the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care behavioral health clinic. Of 100 Veterans, 11% (95% CI = 6.3-18.6%) had current BDD and 12% (95% CI = 7.0-19.8%) had lifetime BDD. However, only 8.3% of these Veterans had been diagnosed with BDD. BDD was significantly associated with a substantially elevated rate of suicide attempts, major depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This severe disorder appears to be underdiagnosed in VA settings.
Psychology Service, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. Electronic address: Megan.Kelly@umassmed.edu.
Megan M
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Kelly
Psychology Service, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA; Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
Jinxin
J
Zhang
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Katharine A
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Phillips
D000328:Adult; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Obsessive–compulsive and related disorders; Phenomenology; Veterans