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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Alternate Names : Dysmorphophobia, Obsession with Shame of the Body, Obsession De La Honte Du Corps, BDD

Author:Ann Reyes, Ph.D.
Date Written:
Editor:Crist, Gayle P., MS, BA
Edit Date:07/30/02
Reviewer:Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Reviewed:07/02/01

Sources

Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 4th edition, Stuart and Sundeen, 1991

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, 1994

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: When Appearance Becomes an Obsession, www.worldcollegehealth.org/031199.htm

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Author: Ann Reyes, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Reviewed: 07/02/01

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