Demographic characteristics, phenomenology, comorbidity, and family history in 200 individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The authors examined characteristics of body dysmorphic disorder in the largest sample for which a wide range of clinical features has been reported. The authors also compared psychiatrically treated and untreated subjects. Body dysmorphic disorder usually began during adolescence, involved numerous body areas and behaviors, and was characterized by poor insight, high comorbidity rates, and high rates of functional impairment, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. There were far more similarities than differences between the currently treated and untreated subjects, although the treated subjects displayed better insight and had more comorbidity.

publication date

  • January 1, 2005

Research

keywords

  • Delusions
  • Personality Disorders
  • Somatoform Disorders

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC1351257

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 24044544282

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1176/appi.psy.46.4.317

PubMed ID

  • 16000674

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 46

issue

  • 4