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external resources ICD-10 F45.2 ICD-9 300.7 DiseasesDB 33723
eMedicine med/3124  Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD, also known as
body dysmorphia, dysmorphic syndrome; originally
dysmorphophobia) is a chronic mental illness, a somatoform
disorder, wherein the afflicted individual is concerned with
body image, manifested as excessive concern about and
preoccupation with a perceived defect of their physical
appearance. An individual with BDD has perpetual negative
thoughts about their appearance; in the majority of cases, an
individual suffering from BDD is obsessed with a minor or
imagined flaw.[1] Afflicted individuals think they have a defect
in either one or several features of their body, which causes
psychological and clinically significant distress or impairs
occupational or social functioning. BDD often co-occurs with
depression,