Volume 40 · Number 7
JULY 2010

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

By Katharine A. Phillips, MD

In the late 1800s, Enrico Morselli, a psychiatrist from Italy, wrote riveting descriptions of patients who suffered from "dysmorphophobia," which he described as an "idea of deformity."

 

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

The Case for Better Diagnosis and More Frequent Treatment of BDD
Jan Fawcett, MD

CE article Clinical Features of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Elizabeth R. Didie, PhD; Megan M. Kelly, PhD; Katharine A. Phillips, MD

CE article Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Katharine A. Phillips, MD; Jamie Feusner, MD

CE article Pharmacotherapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Katharine A. Phillips, MD

CE article Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
David Veale, FRCPsych

Cosmetic Treatments and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Canice E. Crerand, PhD; David B. Sarwer, PhD

What Causes BDD: Research Findings and a Proposed Model
Jamie D. Feusner, MD; Fugen Neziroglu, PhD; Sabine Wilhelm, PhD; Lauren Mancusi, MA; Cara Bohon, MS

 

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