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(1) Authoritative online information
(2) Recommended books
(4) Resources for professionals
(5) DSM-5 Criteria
(6) Specialists
(7) Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ)
(1) Authoritative online information about Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (from the IOCDF)
BDD - Anxiety & Depression Association of America
BDD - Massachusetts General Hospital
BDD - Mayo Clinic
BDD - WebMD
BDD - OCD Center of Los Angeles
Treatments for BDD - Rhode Island Hospital
(2) Recommended books
Anderson, R., Saulsman, L., McEvoy, P., Fursland, A., Nathan, P., & Ridley, S. (2012). Building Body Acceptance: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Perth, Western Australia: Centre for Clinical Interventions. (Note: this is an online free workbook available on this website).
Cash, Thomas (2008).The Body Image Workbook: An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks. [Amazon]
Sandoz, Emily. (2014). Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate: How to Let Go of Your Struggle with Body Image Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. [Amazon]
Wilhelm, Sabine. (2006). Feeling Good About the Way You Look A Program for Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder. [Amazon]
This workbook is available online for free from the Centre for Clinical Interventions: Anderson, R., Saulsman, L., McEvoy, P., Fursland, A., Nathan, P., & Ridley, S. (2012). Building Body Acceptance: Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Perth, Western Australia: Centre for Clinical Interventions.
(4) For professionals
Wilhelm S, Phillips KA, Steketee G. (2013). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Treatment Manual. New York, NY: Guilford Press. [link]
(5) DSM-5 Criteria for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
A. Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others.
B. At some point during the course of the disorder, the individual has performed repetitive behaviors (e.g., mirror checking, excessive grooming, skin picking, reassurance seeking) or mental acts (e.g., comparing his or her appearance with that of others) in response to the appearance concerns.
C. The preoccupation causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning.
D. The appearance preoccupation is not better explained by concerns with body fat or weight in an individual whose symptoms meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder.
Specify if:
With muscle dysmorphia: The individual is preoccupied with the idea that his or her body build is too small or insufficiently muscular. This specifier is used even if the individual is preoccupied with other body areas, which is often the case.
Specify if: Indicate degree of insight regarding body dysmorphic disorder beliefs (e.g., “I look ugly” or “I look deformed”).
With good or fair insight: The individual recognizes that the body dysmorphic disorder beliefs are definitely or probably not true or that they may or may not be true.
With poor insight: The individual thinks that the body dysmorphic beliefs are probably true.
With absent insight/delusional beliefs: The individual is completely convinced that the body dysmorphic beliefs are true.
(6) Specialists in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Therapists specializing in the treatment of BDD within 100 miles of Corvallis (n = 22) (from the International OCD Foundation therapist directory)
(7) Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ)