Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), occasionally still called dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's ...BodydysmorphicdisorderFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMentaldisorderNottobeconfusedwithGenderdysphoria."Dysmorphia"redirectshere.Forthebutterflygenus,seeDismorphia.MedicalconditionBodydysmorphicdisorderOthernamesBodydysmorphia,dysmorphicsyndrome,dysmorphophobiaAcartoonofapatientwithbodydysmorphialookinginamirror,seeingadistortedimageofhimselfSpecialtyPsychiatry,clinicalpsychologyBodydysmorphicdisorder(BDD),occasionallystillcalleddysmorphophobia,isamentaldisordercharacterizedbytheobsessiveideathatsomeaspectofone'sownbodypartorappearanceisseverelyflawedandthereforewarrantsexceptionalmeasurestohideorfixit.[1]InBDD'sdelusionalvariant,theflawisimagined.[2]Iftheflawisactual,itsimportanceisseverelyexaggerated.[2]Eitherway,thoughtsaboutitarepervasiveandintrusive,andmayoccupyseveralhoursaday,causingseveredistressandimpairingone'sotherwisenormalactivities.BDDisclassifiedasasomatoformdisorder,andtheDSM-5categorizesBDDintheobsessive–compulsivespectrum,anddistinguishesitfromanorexianervosa.BDDisestimatedtoaffectfrom0.7%to2.4%ofthepopulation.[2]Itusuallystartsduringadolescenceandaffectsbothmenandwomen.[2][3]TheBDDsubtypemuscledysmorphia,perceivingthebodyastoosmall,affectsmostlymales.[4]Besidesthinkingaboutit,onerepetitivelychecksandcomparestheperceivedflaw,andcanadoptunusualroutinestoavoidsocialcontactthatexposesit.[2]Fearingthestigmaofvanity,oneusuallyhidesthepreoccupation.[2]Commonlyunsuspectedevenbypsychiatrists,BDDhasbeenunderdiagnosed.[2]Severelyimpairingqualityoflifeviaeducationalandoccupationaldysfunctionandsocialisolation,BDDhashighratesofsuicidalthoughtsandattemptsatsuicide.[2]Contents1History2Signsandsymptoms3Causalfactors3.1Socialmedia4Diagnosis5Treatment5.1MedicationandPsychotherapy5.2Self-improvement6References7ExternallinksHistory[edit]In1886,EnricoMorsellireportedadisorderthathe