The Case for Better Diagnosis and More Frequent Treatment of BDD

Volume 40 · Number 7
JULY 2010

By Jan Fawcett, MD

I am excited and delighted to present this issue of Psychiatric Annals focusing on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), guest edited by Katherine A. Phillips, MD. I cannot restrain myself from expressing my great appreciation and admiration to Kathy Phillips for her and her wonderful team of authors’ exemplary issue on BDD.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Katharine A. Phillips, MD

CE article Clinical Features of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Elizabeth R. Didie, PhD; Megan M. Kelly, PhD; Katharine A. Phillips, MD

CE article Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Katharine A. Phillips, MD; Jamie Feusner, MD

CE article Pharmacotherapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Katharine A. Phillips, MD

CE article Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
David Veale, FRCPsych

Cosmetic Treatments and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Canice E. Crerand, PhD; David B. Sarwer, PhD

What Causes BDD: Research Findings and a Proposed Model
Jamie D. Feusner, MD; Fugen Neziroglu, PhD; Sabine Wilhelm, PhD; Lauren Mancusi, MA; Cara Bohon, MS