Body dysmorphic disorderBody dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relatively common disorder with a point prevalence of 0.7–2.4 %. BDD is characterized by the patient’s excessive concern with an imagined or slight defect in physical appearance. BDD usually ...
«My Ugly Eye Destroyed My Life» – Case Report of a 59-Year-Old Man with Body Dysmorphic DisorderWe give a description of a 59 year old man who sought cosmetic medical treatment of his congenital, psychologically distressing ptosis at the age of 45. After ...
Eine Reihe psychischer Störungen wird im Hinblick auf den DSM-5 aufgrund ihrer Ähnlichkeit, aber auch in Abgrenzung zur Zwangsstörung, als so genannte Zwangsspektrumsstörungen diskutiert. Im Speziellen wird die Einführung einer separaten Kategorie Zwangs- ...
Unterschiedliche Forschergruppen haben wiederholt verschiedene Störungsbilder mit der Zwangsstörung in Verbindung gebracht und ein Zwangsspektrum postuliert, das diese Störungen umfassen soll. Im Zuge der Erstellung der diagnostischen Kriterien für DSM-5 ...
Hauptmerkmal der körperdysmorphen Störung (KDS) ist eine übermäßige Beschäftigung mit einem wahrgenommenen Makel oder Defekt im körperlichen Aussehen (z. B. ausdünnendes Haar, Falten, Größe oder Form der Nase), was zu signifikanten Beeinträchtigungen in ...
The Association between sexual orientation and body image, eating disorders, and body dysmorphic disorder in menAbstract. This review summarizes core findings and trends regarding differences in perceptual, ...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder – Balance between Beauty Mania and IllnessAbstract. The body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) belongs to the somatoform disorders and is characterized by an excessive concern about a slight ...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Diagnosis, Treatment and Challenges in the General PracticeAbstract. Body dysmorphic disorder (point prevalence: 1.7–2.4 %) is characterized by excessive preoccupation with one or more ...
’Beauty’ – a Topic for Psychiatry? Reflections on the Relation Between Psychopathology and the BodyAbstract. Establishing a relation with one’s own physicality is an essential element of our anthropological ...
Zusammenfassung. Die diagnostische Erfassung der Körperdysmorphen Störung (KDS) wird bislang durch unscharfe Diagnosekriterien und wenig ökonomische Messinstrumente erschwert. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es daher, ein anwendungsfreundliches Instrument zu ...
“I wish that I were more muscular”: A psychometric analysis of the German version of the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS)The Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) is a widely used self-rating questionnaire for the assessment of the drive to gain muscle and ...
The Body Image Disturbance Questionnaire: Validation of its German Version for the Assessment of Body Image Disturbance as a Combination of Dissatisfaction, Associated Distress, and DysfunctionAbstract. Body image disturbance is an important component of ...
Imagined ugliness: Body dysmorphic disorder from a psychological viewAbstract.Background: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by an excessive and distressful preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance. Objective: The current ...
Beliefs about appearance. Validation of a questionnaireAbstract.Background: The Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised (ASI-R) is an instrument to rate ones self-appearance. It consists of two scales: the self-evaluative and the motivational salience. The ...
Body dysmorphic disorder-symptomatology and evidence based treatmentBody dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by a preoccupation with perceived flaws or defects in ones own physical appearance (e. g., facial asymmetries, skin concerns, wrinkles), ...
Opportunities to distinguish body dysmorphic disorder and social anxiety disorder in clinical practiseBackground: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and social anxiety disorder (SA) share some phenomenological similarities (e. g., social fears, depressive ...
Body image disturbance in body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders–similarities and differencesBackground: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and eating disorders (ED) are considered to be body image disorders; however, little is known about ...
Cognitive therapy in body dysmorphic disorderIt is now increasingly recognized that body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) shares many clinical features and maintaining processes with obsessive-compulsive disorders (e. g., ritualistic compulsive behaviors, ...
Body-Related Emotions, Body Dysmorphic (Obsessive–Compulsive) Symptoms, and Social Anxieties in Individuals With Body Dysmorphic Disorder and in Individuals With ScoliosisAbstract.Background: Body image is a central core of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)...
Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity and Validation of a German Version of the Appearance-Based Rejection Sensitivity Scale (ARS-D)Abstract.Background: Many people fear rejection based on appearance. However, excessive appearance-based rejection ...