body dysmorphic disorder
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Body dysmorphic disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F45.2 ICD 9 300.7 … Wikipedia
body dysmorphic disorder — see ↑dysmorphia • • • Main Entry: ↑body … Useful english dictionary
Body dysmorphic disorder — A psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with real or imagined defects in physical appearance. Also called somatoform disorder, dysmorphophobia. * * * body dysmorphic disorder n pathological preoccupation with an imagined… … Medical dictionary
body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and hallucinations — The term body dysmorphic disorder was introduced in 1994 in the American Psychiatric Association s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV) to denote a disorder characterized by an imagined defect in… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
body dysmorphic disorder — n. mental disorder characterized by the excessive concern for supposed physical defects … English contemporary dictionary
body dysmorphic disorder — noun a psychological disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with imaginary defects in their appearance … English new terms dictionary
Body Dysmorphic Disorder — Dysmorphophobie La dysmorphobie ou dysmorphophobie est la crainte obsédante (à tort ou à raison) d être laid ou malformé. C est une maladie caractérisée par une préoccupation ou une obsession concernant un défaut dans l apparence, fût ce une… … Wikipédia en Français
body dysmorphic disorder — see dysmorphophobia … The new mediacal dictionary
body dysmorphic disorder — /dɪsˈmɔfɪk/ (say dis mawfik) noun a syndrome in which a person becomes obsessively preoccupied with their physical appearance, discovering imperfections either imagined or real, but minor, which they struggle to overcome, as by repeated cosmetic… …
Body integrity identity disorder — (BIID), formerly known as Amputee Identity Disorder, is a psychological disorder wherein sufferers feel they would be happier living as an amputee. It is typically accompanied by the desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs to achieve that… … Wikipedia
