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Body dysmorphic disorder

MedGen UID:
2302
•Concept ID:
C0005887
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Body Dysmorphic Disorder; Body Dysmorphic Disorders; Body Image Disfunction; Body Image Disfunctions; Body Image Disorder; Body Image Disorders; Disfunction, Body Image; Disfunctions, Body Image; Disorder, Body Dysmorphic; Disorders, Body Dysmorphic; Disorders, Body Image; Dysmorphic Disorder, Body; Dysmorphic Disorders, Body; Image Disfunction, Body; Image Disfunctions, Body; Image Disorders, Body
SNOMED CT: Nondelusional dysmorphophobia (83482000); Body dysmorphic disorder (83482000); Dysmorphophobia (83482000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000690

Definition

Preoccupations with appearance or self-image causing significant distress or impairment in important areas of functioning. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBody dysmorphic disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa: a narrative review of the literature.
Cena H, Barthels F, Cuzzolaro M, Bratman S, Brytek-Matera A, Dunn T, Varga M, Missbach B, Donini LM
Eat Weight Disord 2019 Apr;24(2):209-246. Epub 2018 Nov 9 doi: 10.1007/s40519-018-0606-y. PMID: 30414078
Pharmacological Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Hong K, Nezgovorova V, Uzunova G, Schlussel D, Hollander E
Curr Neuropharmacol 2019;17(8):697-702. doi: 10.2174/1570159X16666180426153940. PMID: 29701157Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder: Diagnosis, clinical aspects and treatment strategies.
Ahluwalia R, Bhatia NK, Kumar PS, Kaur P
Indian J Dent Res 2017 Mar-Apr;28(2):193-197. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_669_15. PMID: 28611331

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Jassi A, Krebs G
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2023 Mar;46(1):197-209. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.005. PMID: 36740353
Sexuality, depression and body image after breast reconstruction.
Archangelo SCV, Sabino Neto M, Veiga DF, Garcia EB, Ferreira LM
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2019 May 30;74:e883. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2019/e883. PMID: 31166474Free PMC Article
Recent advances in understanding and managing body dysmorphic disorder.
Krebs G, Fernández de la Cruz L, Mataix-Cols D
Evid Based Ment Health 2017 Aug;20(3):71-75. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102702. PMID: 28729345Free PMC Article
Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions for management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Skapinakis P, Caldwell DM, Hollingworth W, Bryden P, Fineberg NA, Salkovskis P, Welton NJ, Baxter H, Kessler D, Churchill R, Lewis G
Lancet Psychiatry 2016 Aug;3(8):730-739. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30069-4. PMID: 27318812Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Bjornsson AS, Didie ER, Phillips KA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2010;12(2):221-32. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. PMID: 20623926Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Jassi A, Krebs G
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2023 Mar;46(1):197-209. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.005. PMID: 36740353
Body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem: a meta-analysis.
Kuck N, Cafitz L, Bürkner PC, Hoppen L, Wilhelm S, Buhlmann U
BMC Psychiatry 2021 Jun 15;21(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03185-3. PMID: 34130638Free PMC Article
Pharmacological Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Hong K, Nezgovorova V, Uzunova G, Schlussel D, Hollander E
Curr Neuropharmacol 2019;17(8):697-702. doi: 10.2174/1570159X16666180426153940. PMID: 29701157Free PMC Article
Recent advances in understanding and managing body dysmorphic disorder.
Krebs G, Fernández de la Cruz L, Mataix-Cols D
Evid Based Ment Health 2017 Aug;20(3):71-75. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102702. PMID: 28729345Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder: Diagnosis, clinical aspects and treatment strategies.
Ahluwalia R, Bhatia NK, Kumar PS, Kaur P
Indian J Dent Res 2017 Mar-Apr;28(2):193-197. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_669_15. PMID: 28611331

Therapy

Body dysmorphic disorder in individuals requesting cosmetic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Salari N, Kazeminia M, Heydari M, Darvishi N, Ghasemi H, Shohaimi S, Mohammadi M
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Jul;75(7):2325-2336. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.098. PMID: 35715310
Body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem: a meta-analysis.
Kuck N, Cafitz L, Bürkner PC, Hoppen L, Wilhelm S, Buhlmann U
BMC Psychiatry 2021 Jun 15;21(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03185-3. PMID: 34130638Free PMC Article
Recent advances in understanding and managing body dysmorphic disorder.
Krebs G, Fernández de la Cruz L, Mataix-Cols D
Evid Based Ment Health 2017 Aug;20(3):71-75. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102702. PMID: 28729345Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin injection for facial wrinkles.
Small R
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 1;90(3):168-75. PMID: 25077722
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Bjornsson AS, Didie ER, Phillips KA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2010;12(2):221-32. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. PMID: 20623926Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.
Mattina GF, Slyepchenko A, Steiner M
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;175:369-386. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64123-6.00025-4. PMID: 33008538
Pharmacotherapy in body dysmorphic disorder: relapse prevention and novel treatments.
Dong N, Nezgovorova V, Hong K, Hollander E
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2019 Jul;20(10):1211-1219. Epub 2019 Apr 30 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2019.1610385. PMID: 31038370
Botulinum toxin injection for facial wrinkles.
Small R
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 1;90(3):168-75. PMID: 25077722
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Bjornsson AS, Didie ER, Phillips KA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2010;12(2):221-32. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. PMID: 20623926Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Cotterill JA
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jul;14(3):457-63. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70373-9. PMID: 8818555

Clinical prediction guides

Evidence-based review: Screening body dysmorphic disorder in aesthetic clinical settings.
Pereira IN, Chattopadhyay R, Fitzpatrick S, Nguyen S, Hassan H
J Cosmet Dermatol 2023 Jul;22(7):1951-1966. Epub 2023 Feb 27 doi: 10.1111/jocd.15685. PMID: 36847707
Body dysmorphic disorder in individuals requesting cosmetic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Salari N, Kazeminia M, Heydari M, Darvishi N, Ghasemi H, Shohaimi S, Mohammadi M
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Jul;75(7):2325-2336. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.098. PMID: 35715310
Body dysmorphia in common skin diseases: results of an observational, cross-sectional multicentre study among dermatological outpatients in 17 European countries.
Schut C, Dalgard FJ, Bewley A, Evers AWM, Gieler U, Lien L, Sampogna F, Ständer S, Tomás-Aragonés L, Vulink N, Finlay AY, Legat FJ, Titeca G, Jemec GB, Misery L, Szabó C, Grivcheva-Panovska V, Spillekom-van Koulil S, Balieva F, Szepietowski JC, Reich A, Roque Ferreira B, Lvov A, Romanov D, Marron SE, Gracia-Cazaña T, Svensson A, Altunay IK, Thompson AR, Zeidler C, Kupfer J; ESDAP Study collaborators
Br J Dermatol 2022 Jul;187(1):115-125. Epub 2022 May 22 doi: 10.1111/bjd.21021. PMID: 35041211Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem: a meta-analysis.
Kuck N, Cafitz L, Bürkner PC, Hoppen L, Wilhelm S, Buhlmann U
BMC Psychiatry 2021 Jun 15;21(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03185-3. PMID: 34130638Free PMC Article
Botulinum toxin injection for facial wrinkles.
Small R
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 1;90(3):168-75. PMID: 25077722

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
McGrath LR, Oey L, McDonald S, Berle D, Wootton BM
Body Image 2023 Sep;46:202-211. Epub 2023 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.008. PMID: 37352787
Body dysmorphic disorder in individuals requesting cosmetic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Salari N, Kazeminia M, Heydari M, Darvishi N, Ghasemi H, Shohaimi S, Mohammadi M
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Jul;75(7):2325-2336. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.098. PMID: 35715310
The neurobiology of body dysmorphic disorder: A systematic review and theoretical model.
Grace SA, Labuschagne I, Kaplan RA, Rossell SL
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017 Dec;83:83-96. Epub 2017 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.10.003. PMID: 29017915
Body dysmorphic disorder in different settings: A systematic review and estimated weighted prevalence.
Veale D, Gledhill LJ, Christodoulou P, Hodsoll J
Body Image 2016 Sep;18:168-86. Epub 2016 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.07.003. PMID: 27498379
Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions for management of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Skapinakis P, Caldwell DM, Hollingworth W, Bryden P, Fineberg NA, Salkovskis P, Welton NJ, Baxter H, Kessler D, Churchill R, Lewis G
Lancet Psychiatry 2016 Aug;3(8):730-739. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30069-4. PMID: 27318812Free PMC Article

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