Resources

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

• Understanding BDD
• Symptoms & Related Disorders
• Treatment
  • ACT with CBT
• Resources

ADAA Resources

• It's Not Just OCD About Physical Appearance: Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder, ADAA blog post
• Does Media Induce Individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) To Have Plastic Surgery? ADAA blog post
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD): The Disease of Self-Perceived Ugliness and its Relationship to OCD, ADAA public webinar
• Understanding and Treating Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors - ADAA public webinar
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Disease of Self-Perceived Ugliness and its Relationship to OCD - ADAA professional webinar
• ADAA podcasts

Trending Articles

• From ‘Instagram Face’ To ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’: How Beauty Filters Are Changing The Way We See Ourselves
• For Those with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Masks Do More Than Protect. They Help Them Function, ADAA Member Eda Gorbis, PhD, LMFT
• How Face Masks Became a Coping Tool for People with Body Dysmorphia
• Body Checking: What is it and How Does it Relate to Mental Health?
• ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’ is Leading Teens to Get Plastic Surgery Based on Unrealistic Filters. Here’s How Parents Can Help.
• Recognising and managing body dysmorphic disorder, The Pharmaceutical Journal (ADAA member Katharine Philips, MD research is referenced)
• What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
• 12 Subtle Warning Signs of Body Dysmorphia
• Body Dysmorphia Is More Than Just Low Self-Esteem
• Lindi Ortega Reveals Battle With Body-Dysmorphic Disorder
• Body Dysmorphia Is More Than Just Low Self-Esteem
• Victoria's Secret Model Nina Agdal Was Body Shamed By A Publication & She's Speaking Out

Other Resources and Research

• Treatment Expectancy, Motivation Linked to CBT Response in Body Dysmorphic Disorder, PsychiatryAdvisor, July 18, 2019 - ADAA members Sabine Wilhelm, PhD and Gail Steketee, PhD, and Greenberg JL, Phillips KA, and Hoeppner SS
• Take a self-test that can help suggest if BDD is present - RhodeIslandHospital.org
• Feeling Good about the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems, 1st Edition, Sabine Wilhelm, PhD (ADAA member), 2006

^{1. American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (5th Edition). Washington, DC.}