Issues for DSM-V: How Should Obsessive-Compulsive and Related …Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Aug 29, 2007… only include body dysmorphic disorder (72% agree), trichotillomania (70% agree), and possibly tic disorders (61% agree) and hypochondriasis (57% agree). …
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Making The CutLA City Beat, CA - Aug 29, 2007Considering that, according to the Los Angeles Times, up to 15 percent of plastic surgery patients have body dysmorphic disorder (ie, they despair greatly …
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Risks on road to beautyOrlando Sentinel, FL - Aug 28, 2007… scary extreme of body dysmorphic disorder — a condition in which people despise their looks so much that they endure years of serial plastic surgery. …
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Quincy teen shares story of her battle with body dysmorphic disorderQuincy Herald Whig, IL - Aug 27, 2007Last year, Cheyenne finally went to her mom, Bobette Cawthon, after reading an article about body dysmorphic disorder in a magazine. …
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Condition Distorts Self-Image, Destroys LivesNBC6.net, FL - Aug 7, 2007KD suffers from body dysmorphic disorder (or BDD) and rather than basking in her beauty, she's fixating on her "defects" all day, every day. …
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Body Dymorphic DisorderSBS - World News Australia, Australia - Aug 7, 2007By Professor David Castle* Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a chronic distressing psychiatric condition where the sufferer is pre-occupied with an imagined …
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Breast implants linked to suicide riskLos Angeles Times, CA - Aug 8, 2007Previous studies have shown that as many as 15% of plastic surgery patients have body dysmorphic disorder, a condition marked by severe distress over minor …
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Is Compulsive Hoarding a Genetically and Neurobiologically …Focus (subscription) - Aug 10, 2007… disorder that is frequently comorbid with OCD, similar to the way body dysmorphic disorder and trichotillomania are now conceptualized (22). …
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Report links breast implants to higher suicide rateLos Angeles Times, CA - Aug 7, 2007Previous studies have shown that up to 15 percent of plastic surgery patients have body dysmorphic disorder, a psychological condition marked by severe …
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Breast Implants Lead to Increased Suicide Risk?InjuryBoard.com, FL - Aug 9, 2007Potential mood disorders associated with breast implants include depression and body dysmorphic disorder, a condition characterized by an obsession with …
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Breast implant surgery triples suicide riskNews-Medical.net, Australia - Aug 8, 2007… of women desiring breast augmentation and be alert to mood disorders such as depression and body image disorders, such as body dysmorphic disorder. …
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Breast Implants Linked to Higher Long-Term Suicide RiskNewswise (press release) - Aug 7, 2007In addition to mood disorders such as depression, screening should focus on body image disorders, such as body dysmorphic disorder. …
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Not Pretty Enough?" Hale Dwoskin, Featured Expert in the #1 Mega …PR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria - 19 hours agoIt is estimated that from 7 to 12 percent of plastic surgery patients have some form of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is characterized by a …
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Neuroimaging and other neurobiological indices in schizophrenia …British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - Jul 31, 2007[Abstract/Free Full Text] Lane, A., Kinsella, A., Murphy, P., et al (1997) The anthropometric assessment of dysmorphic features in schizophrenia as an index …
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Face valuePioneer Press, MN - 8 hours agoSome of those people - but not all - suffer from body dysmorphic disorder, a psychiatric condition in which a person perceives a body part or several body …Yale University Press Publishes Straight Talk About Cosmetic Surgery Medical News Today (press release)all 2 news articles
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New type of criminal — the repentant kindDaily Nation (subscription), Kenya - 3 hours agoConsultant psychiatrist Dr David Veale said the most extreme cases were often the result of a condition known as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), …
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Hair pulling a 'not uncommon obsession'Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jul 7, 2007"I see a lot of people with concerns about their appearance which is body dysmorphic disorder, and some of them pull their hair for largely aesthetic …
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"Not Pretty Enough?" Hale Dwoskin, Featured Expert in the #1 Mega …PR Web (press release), WA - Jul 16, 2007It is estimated that from 7 to 12 percent of plastic surgery patients have some form of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is characterized by a …
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