Body dysmorphic disorder is often hidden from public view due to the shame people feel about one or more parts of their body, yet it is a devastating, debilitating psychological condition.

Body dysmorphic disorder can feel like a 'bully in your brain' For a person with BDD, a simple mirror in a bathroom or in their home can become a dangerous weapon, something they stand in front of ...

Body dysmorphic disorder is often hidden from public view due to the shame people feel about one or more parts of their body, yet it is a devastating, debilitating psychological condition.

“Body dysmorphic disorder is characterized by someone who becomes focused or obsessed with a particular part of their body, and they see it in a distorted way,” clinical psychologist Dr. Susan ...

Body image in patients with body dysmorphic disorder: evaluations of and investment in appearance, health/illness, and fitness. Body Image, 7, 66–69.

Signs of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Teens Although BDD usually affects pre-adolescents and teenagers, children as young as nine or 10 years old have been diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder.

What is body dysmorphic disorder? When Los Angeles bodybuilder and fitness coach Lindsey Marie Greeley was just 17 years old, she competed in her first bodybuilding show. Before long, she’d ...

In body dysmorphic disorder, a person is preoccupied with an imagined deficit in the appearance of one or more body parts. Many of these people go to cosmetic surgeons hoping to have the problem ...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: “It’s a serious disorder but can go so unseen” From the outside, Tilly seemed to have life figured out.

It's important to recognize when body image concerns are a symptom of a mental health condition, because the disorder will interfere with your child's day-to-day functioning at school and in ...

How to know if someone you know is struggling. — -- intro: Recently Tallulah Willis—daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore—bravely shared her struggles with body dysmorphic disorder in a ...