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Mancuso sg knoesen np castle dj. While patients with body dysmorphic disorder bdd experience impairment across various life domains phillips mcelroy keck pope hudson 1993 social functioning may be particularly affectedthough data are limited research suggests that individuals with bdd have significantly greater social anxiety than nonclinical controls veale kinderman riley lambrou 2003. This is a brief self report screening measure for bdd. If a slight physical anomaly is present the persons concern is markedly excessive american psychiatric association 2000. This study aims to explore the diffusion of ea in fitness settings in the united. This represents a fertile ground for the development of exercise addiction ea alongside other disorders such as body dysmorphic disorder bdd.

The accurate assessment of psychological symptoms is an essential component of developing a helpful formulation regarding a clients difficulties. So far there have not been any studies on bdd in saudi arabiathe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder in female medical students and to investigate. A score of 9 is used as a cut off for bdd. This study attempted to adapt the factor structure of two instruments that cover the dc construct the dysmorphic concern questionnaire dcq and the body dysmorphic disorder examination self. Body dysmorphic disorder bdd is a psychiatric disorder defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders dsm iv as a distressing and impairing preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance. Body dysmorphic disorder bdd is a distressing psychiatric disorder.

The bddq has had high sensitivity 100 and specificity 89 93 for the bdd diagnosis in psychiatric cosmetic surgery and dermatology samples. Psychological scales and measures play a role in diagnosis hypothesis testingformulation and ongoing assessments of clients progress in treatment. A screening measure for body dysmorphic disorder. Body dysmorphic disorder is a clinical disorder characterized by a preoccupation with an imagined. Instruments for body dysmorphic preoccupation of silent disorder or do so only in the severest of cases due to its social family or personal consequences castle et al2004. Body dysmorphic disorder questionnaire bddq.

A follow up in person interview is needed to confirm the diagnosis. Assessment tools for bdd screening measures. The dysmorphic concern questionnaire dcq the dcq is a self report questionnaire which can be used to screen for bdd. Dysmorphic concern dc refers to excessive preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in physical appearance with social avoidance and behavior directed at controlling the defect in appearance. The dysmorphic concern questionnaire. Introduction in a society that perpetuates the strive for a perfect appearance a fit body has become synonymous with success but simultaneously hard to achieve.

Thus the dysmorphic concern dc dimensional construct oosthuizen et al1998 refers to excessive preoccupation with. For measurement of the efficacy of the treatment.