Body dysmorphic disorder typically begins to develop in the teen or early adult years. An estimated 2 to 3 percent of adults and 2 to 5 percent of adolescents in the United States have the condition.

Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. An individual with body dysmorphic disorder is overly preoccupied with what are perceived as gross imperfections in their ...

Have you ever encountered the term body dysmorphic disorder? This mental health condition may not be often talked about, but it can afflict just about anyone — even celebrities who many already deem ...

Body dysmorphia, also called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), is a mental health disorder that leads to extreme distress over your appearance. You may think certain parts of your body are defects.

People with body dysmorphic disorder seem to have altered activity in a brain pathway involved in attention and recognition, which may explain why they overly focus on aspects of their appearance ...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) sufferers often experience greater daily impairment and higher suicide risk than those with eating disorders Indicators of BDD include excessive mirror checking ...

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— Having a disordered belief that you’re unattractive. — Thinking about your body image for long periods of time. BDD is a brain disorder may be caused by problems with visual processing.

According to the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation: “Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a serious mental health condition characterised by a preoccupation with a perceived ‘ugliness’, defect (s) or ...

And it won't abate.' Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or body dysmorphia, is a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance.