Body dysmorphic disorder in men

doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7320.1015

BMJ 2001;323:1015-1016 ( 3 November )

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Body dysmorphic disorder in men

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Body image isn't just a women's problem. Many studies reveal that a surprisingly high proportion of men are dissatisfied with,preoccupied with, and even impaired by concerns about their appearance.¹One American study, for example, found that the percentage ofmen dissatisfied with their overall appearance (43%) has nearlytripled in the past 25 years and that nearly as many men as womenare unhappy with how they look.¹

A more severe form of body image disturbance $---$ body dysmorphic disorder or dysmorphophobia $---$ is an underrecognised yet relativelycommon and severe psychiatric disorder.² Body dysmorphic disorderaffects as many men as women ³ ⁴ and consists of a preoccupationwith an imagined or slight defect in appearance that causes clinicallysignificant distress or impairment in functioning. Patients withbody dysmorphic disorder often present to non-psychiatric physicians,with reported rates of 12% in dermatology settings and 7-15% incosmetic surgery settings.⁵ Although the symptoms of . . . [Full text of this article]

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