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"According to the DSM IV the following criteria must be met in order to receive a definite diagnosis for Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
-The patient is preoccupied with an imagined defect of appearance or is excessively concerned about a slight physical anomaly.
-This preoccupation causes clinically important distress or impairs work, social or personal functioning.
-Another mental disorder (such as Anorexia Nervosa) does not better explain the preoccupation. "
Symptoms:
-Compulsive mirror checking, glancing in reflective doors, windows and other reflective surfaces.
-Alternatively, an inability to look at one's own reflection or photographs of oneself; often the removal of mirrors from the home.
-Compulsive skin-touching, especially to measure or feel the perceived defect.
-Reassurance-seeking from loved ones.
-Social withdrawal and co-morbid depression.
-Obsessive viewing of favorite celebrities or models the person suffering from BDD may wish to resemble.
-Excessive grooming behaviors: combing hair, plucking eyebrows, shaving, etc.
-Obsession with plastic surgery or multiple plastic surgeries with little satisfactory results for the patient.
-In obscure cases patients have performed plastic surgery on themselves, including liposuction and various implants with disastrous results
-The patient is preoccupied with an imagined defect of appearance or is excessively concerned about a slight physical anomaly.
-This preoccupation causes clinically important distress or impairs work, social or personal functioning.
-Another mental disorder (such as Anorexia Nervosa) does not better explain the preoccupation. "
Symptoms:
-Compulsive mirror checking, glancing in reflective doors, windows and other reflective surfaces.
-Alternatively, an inability to look at one's own reflection or photographs of oneself; often the removal of mirrors from the home.
-Compulsive skin-touching, especially to measure or feel the perceived defect.
-Reassurance-seeking from loved ones.
-Social withdrawal and co-morbid depression.
-Obsessive viewing of favorite celebrities or models the person suffering from BDD may wish to resemble.
-Excessive grooming behaviors: combing hair, plucking eyebrows, shaving, etc.
-Obsession with plastic surgery or multiple plastic surgeries with little satisfactory results for the patient.
-In obscure cases patients have performed plastic surgery on themselves, including liposuction and various implants with disastrous results
