Surgical and nonpsychiatric medical treatment of patients with body dysmorphic disorder. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • It appears that many individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) receive nonpsychiatric medical treatment and surgery; however, this topic has had little systematic investigation. This study assessed the nonpsychiatric treatment sought and received by 289 individuals (250 adults and 39 children/adolescents) with DSM-IV BDD. Such treatment was sought by 76.4% and received by 66.0% of adults. Dermatologic treatment was most often received (by 45.2% of adults), followed by surgery (by 23.2%). These treatments rarely improved BDD symptoms. Results were similar in children/adolescents. These findings indicate that a majority of patients with BDD receive nonpsychiatric treatment but tend to respond poorly.

publication date

  • January 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Somatoform Disorders

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035691128

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/appi.psy.42.6.504

PubMed ID

  • 11815686

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 42

issue

  • 6