Updates on the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder: A population-based survey

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 178; no. 1; pp. 171 - 175
• Main Authors: Buhlmann, Ulrike, Glaesmer, Heide, Mewes, Ricarda, Fama, Jeanne M, Wilhelm, Sabine, Brähler, Elmar, Rief, Winfried
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ireland Ltd 30.06.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Appearance concerns; Biological and medical sciences; Body Dysmorphic Disorders - epidemiology; Body image; Community Health Planning; Cosmetic surgery; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Gender difference; Germany - epidemiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nation-wide survey; Prevalence; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Somatoform disorders. Psychosomatics; Suicidality; Suicide; Young Adult; Germany; Appearance concerns; Prevalence; Body image; Nation-wide survey; Suicidality; Gender difference; Cosmetic surgery; Cosmetic; Sex; Review; Dysmorphophobia; Suicide; Epidemiology; Survey; Treatment; Surgery; Population-based survey; Somatoform disorder; Public health

Abstract Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterised by a preoccupation with perceived defects in one's appearance, which leads to significant distress and/or impairment. Although several studies have investigated the prevalence of BDD, many studies have methodological limitations (e.g., sm...