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Phillips, Katharine A.
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Body dysmorphic disorder.
Body image disturbance.
Self-perception.
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Phillips, Katharine A.
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Body image disturbance.
Self-perception.
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Understanding
body
dysmorphic
disorder
: an
essential
guide
/ Katharine A. Phillips.
by
Phillips, Katharine A.
Oxford University Press, c2009.
Call #:
616.852 P561u
Subjects
Body
dysmorphic
disorder
.
Body
image disturbance.
Self-perception.
ISBN:
9780195379402 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Body
dysmorphic
disorder
: an
essential
guide
Description:
xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Patients speak -- What is
body
dysmorphic
disorder
? -- How do I know if I have
body
dysmorphic
disorder
? --
Body
dysmorphic
disorder
comes in many forms -- Painful obsessions -- Compulsive behaviors: mirror checking, grooming, camouflaging, dieting, and others -- How
body
dysmorphic
disorder
affects lives: social avoidance, problems with school and work, violence, suicide, and other consequences -- Gender and
body
dysmorphic
disorder
across the life span -- What causes
body
dysmorphic
disorder
? Clues to an unsolved puzzle -- Getting better: a brief treatment
guide
-- How to successfully treat
body
dysmorphic
disorder
with medication -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for
body
dysmorphic
disorder
-- Cosmetic treatments: surgery, dermatologic, dental, and other treatments -- Anorexia nervosa, obsessive compulsive
disorder
, and other psychiatric disorders: what's their relationship to
body
dysmorphic
disorder
? -- Advice for family members and friends -- Getting help for
body
dysmorphic
disorder
.
Summary:
"Using stories and interviews to show the many different behaviors and symptoms of BDD, and providing a quick self-assessment questionnaire, Dr. Phillips helps readers distinguish between normal concern with appearance and the obsession of BDD. She then guides readers through the basics of the
disorder
and through the many treatment options that work and don't work."--Provided by publisher.
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