dysmorphic

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dysmorphic

(dɪsˈmɔːfɪk)
adj
relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
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Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) among rhinoplasty candidates, psychiatric evaluation is advisable before surgery to avoid unnecessary operations and patient dissatisfaction.
Cash and colleagues (2004) propose that body image disturbance lies on a continuum where less severe negative body image can be considered body image dissatisfaction, while the extreme end of the continuum contains greater distress consistent with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
Dysmorphic features have only rarely been reported in patients with hereditary neuropathy.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) affects men and women equally.
This study analyzed the psychometric properties of the second version of the Assessment Scale for Body Dysmorphic Disorder (AS-BDD).
Sadly for anyone living with body dysmorphic disorder, things are a little different.
I don't know how we stop this trend towards total body dysmorphic disorder, but at some point it's got to stop.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Three criteria for diagnosing body dysmorphic disorder could increase to four under a proposal aimed at requiring that the patient demonstrate repetitive behaviors or mental acts in response to appearance concerns at some point during the course of the disorder.
The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder has been reported as about 2% in nationwide epidemiologic studies, 2%-13% in nonclinical student samples, and 13%-16% in psychiatric inpatients.
Demographic characteristics, phenomenology comorbidity; and family history in 200 individuals with body dysmorphic disorder.
The topics include the relationship of body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders to obsessive-compulsive disorder, symptoms dimensions in obsessive-compulsive disorder and implications for DSM-V, genetics, neurological considerations in autism and Parkinson's Disease, cross-species models, and cross-national and ethnic issues.
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