USEFUL KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES

It is important to educate yourself from reliable sources about body dysmorphic disorder to help yourself or a loved one to start the journey of healing. 

Links:

NSA about BDD: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/body-dysmorphia/

Mayo Clinic about BDD: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/body-dysmorphic-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353938

John Hopkins University School of Medicine about BDD: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/body-dysmorphic-disorder

Academic Articles:

Mary D Sun, Evan A Rieder,

Psychosocial Issues and Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Aesthetics: Review and Debate,

Clinics in Dermatology,

2021,

ISSN 0738-081X,

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2021.08.008.

Judy A. Pickard, Carrie Lumby & Frank P. Deane 

True beauty lies within: therapist interview of a client who received acceptance and commitment therapy for body dysmorphic disorder, Clinical Psychologist, 

2021

DOI: 10.1080/13284207.2021.1948304

Eric Hollander MD, Lisa J Cohen, PhD, and Daphne Simeon MD

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

1993

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3928/0048-5713-19930701-06

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: The Distress of Imagined Ugliness

1991

Am J Psychiatry 1991; 148:1138-1149)

Bibliography

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.

The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder

1996

ISBN-13: 978-0195167191

ISBN-10: 0195167198

Katharine A. Phillips, M.D.

Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder

2009

ISBN-13: 978-0195379402

ISBN-10: 9780195379402