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A nose job to treat a mental health problem? Teeth whitening to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are just two procedures that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have traditionally turned to in order to deal with body-related concerns...

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New therapy to overcome body dysmorphic disorder | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “People coping with body dysmorphic disorder seek out in particular plastic surgeons, orthodontists and aesthetic professionals to alleviate their suffering:View full resource at news.psydir.com

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Health Check: Body dysmorphic disorder | turnto10.com

www2.turnto10.com — “A man learns to live with an under-recognized body image disorder.View full resource at www2.turnto10.com

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Dr. Phillips discussed body dysmorphic disorder on news last night & intro'd a man who is overcoming it: Video: http://bit.ly/Ch10BDD

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Why the mirror lies: In people with body dysmorphic disorder, distorted self-image could be result of brain's abnormal processing of visual input | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “Researchers have determined that the brains of people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric condition that causes them, wrongly, to believe they appear disfigured and ugly, have abnormalities in processing visual input when it comes to examining their own face. Further, they found that the same systems of the brain are overactive in BDD and in obsessive-compulsive disorder, suggesting...View full resource at news.psydir.com

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Why the mirror lies: In people with body dysmorphic disorder, distorted self-image could be result of brain's abnor... http://ow.ly/16tAmO

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People who yearn for the amputation of a healthy limb | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “In the late Summer of 1997, the surgeon Robert Smith deliberately amputated the healthy lower left leg of his patient, 38-year-old Kevin Wright, who had been yearning for this outcome since childhood.Back then, Wright's condition was judged to be a form of body dysmorphic disorder - a psychiatric diagnosis characterised by an irrational belief that there is something defective with a body part. Be...View full resource at news.psydir.com

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People who yearn for the amputation of a healthy limb http://ow.ly/15ND3k

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Four beautiful women - and four startling images that show how THEY see themselves (Daily Mail) | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “Body dysmorphic disorder, a form of crippling distorted self-image, affects one in every 100 women in the uk. here, four such women reveal how they see themselves.View full resource at news.psydir.com

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Four beautiful women - and four startling images that show how THEY see themselves (Daily Mail): Body dysmorphic.. http://bit.ly/10bOVv

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