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	Careful assessment of expectations helps identify BDD - Ophthalmology Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is essential for ophthalmologists performing cosmetic eyelid, periocular, and facial surgery to be aware of those patients with dysmorphophobia-a subjective feeling of ugliness or physical defect in a patient with normal appearance.
		The number of patients with dysmorphophobia is thought to be as low as 2% of cosmetic surgery patients.
		Dysmorphophobia usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood, with females outnumbering males.
	www.ophthalmologytimes.com /ophthalmologytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=12091 (738 words)

	UroToday
		All men completed the augmentation phalloplasty patient selection and satisfaction inventory (appssi) questionnaire which consisted of four questions each having five possible answers graded from 0 to 4 and examined the impact of their dysmorphophobia upon their sexual self esteem and their level of desire to be subjected to penile augmentation.
		Although the size gains were modest, the most striking portion of the study was that the men showed significant increases in sexual self-esteem scores and functional improvement was reported by the majority of cases (91%).
		An editorial applauded the study as one of the only reports that scientifically assessed outcomes and patient satisfaction but warned the readers that there are a number of reports of horrendous complications with similar augmentation procedures which are accompanied by less than stellar patient satisfaction.
	www.urotoday.com /pda/article.asp?id=2964 (431 words)

	DYSMORPHOPHOBIA: Treatment and Hope
		To add insult to an already distressing condition, most dysmorphophobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear.
		dysmorphophobia will likely cost you tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of your lifetime, let alone the cost to your health and quality of life.
		2: dysmorphophobia: a strong fear of, dislike of, or aversion to deformity.
	www.changethatsrightnow.com /problem_detail_VIP.asp?SDID=436:1516 (1345 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		DYSMORPHOPHOBIA (?body odor) ---------------------------------------------------------- I have a young female patient (30) who complains of a ten year history of body odor without hyperhidrosis.
		She is healthy except for "fatigue" and has no discernable odor to me or my assistant raising the probability of a psychiatric component.
		Most of the people that I see that have mild symptomatology of dysmorphophobia have some self-image problems or maybe are diagnosably neurotic, but are definitely not psychotic.
	matrix.ucdavis.edu /rxderm-archives/dysmorphophobia (637 words)

	eMedicine - Dysmorphophobia : Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		People with dysmorphophobia may believe firmly that a marked change in their perceived body defect is a prerequisite to their happiness and well-being.
		The prevalence of dysmorphophobia is 4 times higher in first-degree relatives of people with dysmorphophobia than in relatives of probands without the condition.
		People with dysmorphophobia may believe firmly that a marked change in the perceived body defect is a prerequisite to their happiness and well-being.
	www.emedicine.com /derm/topic623.htm (2767 words)

	Do You Suffer From Dysmorphophobia?
		While adults with dysmorphophobia realize that these fears are irrational, they often find that facing, or even thinking about facing, the feared situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.
		They have had their dysmorphophobia so long that they don't know who they would be without it.
		So people who really want to talk about their dysmorphophobia because they are not really ready to let them go may not achieve optimal results.
	www.phobia-fear-release.com /dysmorphophobia.html (677 words)

	BDS
		It was also written about in 1891 when Morselli described dysmorphophobia (a name given to it until DSM-III-R when it was changed to BDD) as a subjective feeling of ugliness despite a normal appearance, and our conceptualization of the disorder does not differ significantly.
		Dysmorphophobia or Body dysmorphic Disorder, also called Dermatological non-disease has been introduced to describe patients who are rich in symptoms but poor in signs of organic disease.
		The patients of this disorder are usually found outside the Psychiatrists’ domain- with the dermatologists and reconstructive surgeons.
	www.bangalorederma.com /cosme/artic/dysm.htm (1329 words)

	Dysmorphophobia: a question of definition -- Thomas 144 (5): 513 -- The British Journal of Psychiatry
		Dysmorphophobia: a question of definition -- Thomas 144 (5): 513 -- The British Journal of Psychiatry
		Dysmorphophobia is an uncommon psychiatric syndrome characterized by a
		It is proposed that dysmorphophobia is a discrete psychiatric
	bjp.rcpsych.org /cgi/content/abstract/144/5/513 (120 words)

	dysmorphophobia Stop Anxiety and Fear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		Dysmorphophobia Fear of deformity or unattractive body image Dystychiphobia Fear of accidents E Ecclesiophobia Fear of the church Ecophobia Fear of being at home Eicophobia Fear of home surroundings...
		Body dysmorphophobia is a preoccupation with imagined or minor defects in oneís appearance that leads to marked distress and significant handicap.
	www.stop-fear.com /Dysmorphophobia (818 words)

	get: dysmorphophobia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The literature suggests that many patients with dysmorphophobia do not have a major psychiatric illness (Birtchnell, 1988).
		The literature suggests that many patients with dysmorphophobia do not have a major psychiatric illness [1].
		Dysmorphophobia, Obsession with Shame of the Body, Obsession De La Honte Du Corps, BDD Overview, Causes, andamp; Risk Factors
	www.schloss-hubertus.de /dysmorphophobia.html (168 words)

	Genital Self-mutilation: Attempted Foreskin Reconstruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The literature suggests that many patients with dysmorphophobia do not have a major psychiatric illness[1].
		These individuals are often found to be sensitive and/or insecure[6], and to possess schizoid, narcissistic, and obsessional traits[12], without attracting the diagnosis of personality disorder.
		The authors recognise that some patients with dysmorphophobia who are not psychotic on first presentation may become psychotic subsequently[7].
	www.circs.org /library/walter (1095 words)

	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
		In 1891, Morselli introduced the term dysmorphophobia to describe the pathological concern with appearance [5].
		Fukuda O. Statistical analysis of dysmorphophobia in an outpatient clinic.
		A conceptual and quantitative analysis of 178 historical cases of dysmorphophobia.
	www.emro.who.int /Publications/emhj/0703/BodyDys.htm (2193 words)

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	www.changethatsrightnow.com /problem_detail_more.asp?SDID=436:1516 (5365 words)

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		This means that the patient complains of a single symptom which is often a perceived defect affecting their body.
		It is important to be able to identify such patients and channel a referral to a dermatology/liaison psychiatry clinic (if available).
		Offering surgical interventions to patients with dysmorphophobia is likely to be an unrewarding, time consuming and potentially litigious experience.
	www.eadv2005.com /scientific/workshops/W18.2.doc (215 words)

	Development Across The Life Span, Second Edition Chapter 15 -- Lecture Suggestions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Statistically, the average American can expect to live to age 74, so middle age can be 37; but not many 37-year-olds consider themselves middle aged.
		Harold Bloomfield, in a Newsweek article, says that he sees an increase in dysmorphophobia, or the intense but unfounded fear of looking ugly.
		With all the methods available to stave off the "middle age uglies" - diet, exercise, Retin-A, melatonin, hair dye, and plastic surgery - people are actually pushing back the concept of middle age to after 50.
	cwx.prenhall.com /bookbind/pubbooks/feldman4/chapter15/custom19/deluxe-content.html (964 words)

	morselli medal
		Morselli was the first to describe what we now know as body dysmorphic disorder—he coined the term dysmorphophobia.
		Like many other scholars of his time, he also concerned himself with psychic research.
		(4) Morselli, E (2001) Dysmorphophobia and taphephobia: Two hitherto undescribed forms of insanity with fixed ideas.
	www.iasronline.org /morselli.html (270 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - dysmorphophobia by proxy
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	encarta.msn.com /dysmorphophobia+by+proxy.html (119 words)

	Babies' looks led to two abortions
		It was after the third incident that the woman, who has not been identified, asked for psychiatric help.
		The case has come to light after two psychiatrists identified the woman as having a condition they called dysmorphophobia by proxy - a preoccupation with the potential appearance of her babies.
		Dr Richard Laugharne, a community psychiatrist at St George's Hospital Medical School in south London, and Dr Eleni Palazidou, at the Royal London Hospital, in east London, describe the case as "unusual" because the patient's concerns were related to her boyfriends' and her babies' appearances rather than her own, which is the symptom of dysmorphophobia.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/05/31/nabo31.html (566 words)

	Cosmetic Surgery: Body Enhancement
		It is unlikely that a successful outcome from a technically competent procedure will content patients who have certain personality inadequacy disorders, such as body dysmorphophobia or narcissism.
		People with certain personality inadequacy disorders (such as narcissism or body dysmorphophobia) are unlikely to be contented with a successful outcome from a technically competent procedure.
		It is estimated that 7% of patients presenting for cosmetic surgery have a body dysmorphophobia.
	www.cosmeticsurgeryoz.com /artcontour.htm (3134 words)

	PENIS ENLARGEMENT FRAUD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The patients considered eligible for surgery were patients with either hypoplasia of the penis or functional penile dysmorphophobia.
		Penile lengthening and thickening techniques can be performed in different ways for treatment of congenital penile hypoplasia and dysmorphophobia in terms of aesthetics or function.
		Our approach to penile thickening differs depending on whether dysmorphophobia is related to aesthetics or function.
	www.personal--injurylawyer.com /penis_enlargement_fraud.htm (1431 words)

	References in body dysmorphic disorder
		Berrios, G. and Kan, C. A conceptual and quantitative analysis of 178 historical cases of dysmorphophobia.
		Gomez Perez, J. C., Marks, I. and Gutierrez Fisac, J. Dysmorphophobia: Clinical features and outcome with behavior therapy.
		Phillips, K. An open study of buspirone augmentation of serotonin-reuptake inhibitors in body dysmorphic disorder.
	www.veale.co.uk /bddrefs.html (2071 words)

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		Final decisions about the future of the MA will be made as part of the Arm’s Length Bodies Review due to report later in the year.
		.This persistent preoccupation with appearance is a form of dysmorphophobia, the near-delusional conviction of (usually) facial disfigurement that drives patients to have multiple cosmetic operations.
		The correct treatment, of course, is to refuse to operate and restore realistic thinking.
	www.e-health-insider.com /news/item.cfm?ID=681 (749 words)

	UroToday - Conference Reports - Conference Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The underlying pathology includes penile dysmorphophobia, congenital micropenis and Peyronie's disease.
		Patients presenting with penile dysmorphophobia often have an unrealistic expectation of surgical outcome.
		Division of suspensory ligament and/or other augmentation techniques do not significantly increase penile length and are not a cure for PD.
	www.urotoday.org /prod/contents/confreport/article.asp?cat=confReport&sid=184&tid=369&aid=1607 (2701 words)

	Teratophobia definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Teratology is the study of malformations and a teratogen is anything that can cause a birth defect.
		The term dysmorphophobia also means fear of bearing a malformed child.
		Dysmorphology is another term for the study of congenital malformations (birth defects).
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11716 (249 words)

	Anxiety
		Examples of obsessions are worrying excessively about death, germs, illness - usually AIDS, cancer, etc. (this can also be classified as an 'Illness phobia',) having undesirable sexual thoughts, fearing causing harm to others.
		This disorder has also been nicknamed 'Imagined Ugliness Syndrome' for sufferers of the condition have an irrational preoccupation with a perceived body defect, either present in themselves or in others; the latter being dysmorphophobia by proxy.
		BDD sufferers cannot accept that their fears of their perceived body defect are out of all proportion, and frequently seek plastic surgery/other measures in an attempt to rectify the perceived problem.
	www.surgerydoor.co.uk /level2/Living_with_Section/lw_anxiety_guide.shtml (988 words)

	Obsessive-compulsive Disorder - New Treatments, October 2, 2005
		Anxiety of phobics is usually greater than that exhibited by obsessive-compulsives when both confront the things they fear.
		So-called "compulsive" behaviors such as eating, hair pulling, dysmorphophobia, drug taking, and excessive checking with doctors are not considered OCD if the content of obsessions or compulsions is restricted to that disorder.
		Dysfunction is defined in terms of the amount of time consumed by obsessions and rituals, interference with functioning, control over obsessions and rituals, and the amount of suffering endured.
	www.medical-library.org /journals2a/obsessive_compulsive_disorder.htm (603 words)

	Genital Self-mutilation: Attempted Foreskin Reconstruction
		These individuals are often found to be sensitive and/or insecure (Hay, 1970), and to possess schizoid, narcissistic, and obsessional traits (Thomas, 1984), without attracting the diagnosis of personality disorder.
		The case is also unusual because most genital self-mutilation is associated with psychosis (Greilsheimer and Groves, 1979).
		The authors recognise that some patients with dysmorphophobia who are not psychotic on first presentation may become psychotic subsequently (Hay, 1983).
	www.cirp.org /library/psych/walter (1259 words)

	eMedicine - Dysmorphophobia : Article Excerpt by: Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This psychiatric condition, also termed body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), is marked by a fixation on an imaginary flaw in the physical appearance.
		Many people continue to agonize about an imagined defect although they are cognizant that their concerns are excessive.
		They also may exhibit violent behavior toward their treatment providers.
	www.emedicine.com /derm/byname/dysmorphophobia.htm (376 words)

	BDJ \| Classification approach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If the beliefs are held with no insight, then an additional diagnosis can be made of a delusional disorder.
		In ICD-10, the term BDD or the older term 'dysmorphophobia' is not separately classified and is subsumed under hypochondriacal disorder.
		If however the beliefs are held with no insight, then an alternative diagnosis of 'Other persistent delusional disorder' is made.
	www.nature.com /cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/bdj/journal/v198/n1/full/4812012a.html (1161 words)

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