Understanding body dysmorphic disorder
Subtitle: an essential guide
By: Katharine A. Phillips.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780195379402
Subjects: Body dysmorphic disorder -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Description: Using stories and interviews to show the many different behaviors and symptoms of BDD, and providing a quick self-assessment questionnaire, Dr. Phillips helps readers distinguish between normal concern with appearance and the obsession of BDD. She then guides readers through the basics of the disorder and through the many treatment options that work and don't work. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is body dysmorphic disorder?; title: How do I know if I have BDD?; title: BDD comes in many forms; title: Painful obsessions; title: Compulsive behaviors: mirror checking, grooming, camouflaging, dieting, and others; title: How bdd affects lives: social avoidance, problems with school and work, violence, suicide, and other consequences; title: Gender and bdd across the life span; title: What causes BDD? clues to an unsolved puzzle; title: Getting better: a brief treatment guide; title: How to successfully treat BDD with medication; title: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for BDD; title: Cosmetic treatments: surgery, dermatologic, dental, and other treatments; title: Anorexia nervosa, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other psychiatric disorders what's their relationship to BDD?; title: Advice for family members and friends; title: Getting help for BDD.