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What is the best treatment for BDD?
Serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SRIs, or SSRIs) are currently considered the medication of choice for BDD.
Can you be cured of BDD?
Can body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) be cured? There is no cure for body dysmorphic disorder. However, treatment, including therapy, can help people improve their symptoms.
Who is most likely to get BDD?
BDD most often develops in adolescents and teens, and research shows that it affects men and women almost equally. In the United States, BDD occurs in about 2.5\% in males, and in 2.2 \% of females. BDD often begins to occur in adolescents 12-13 years of age (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Does BDD get worse with age?
BDD tends to get worse with age. Plastic surgery to correct a body flaw rarely helps.
Can body dysmorphia inherited?
Genetics. Some evidence suggests that BDD is more common in people whose family members also have BDD. But it’s difficult to know whether symptoms – such as believing that you are disfigured or frequent mirror checking – are inherited from your parents’ genes or picked up from their behaviour.
How many people suffer with BDD in the UK?
Here in the United Kingdom, the limited data we have suggests current estimates are that 0.5\% of the population have BDD, from children and young people to older adults, which equates to 5 out of every 1000 people. That is some 308,960 people based on the 2009 population estimate.
What triggers body dysmorphia?
What causes BDD?
- abuse or bullying.
- low self-esteem.
- fear of being alone or isolated.
- perfectionism or competing with others.
- genetics.
- depression, anxiety or OCD.
Are there books on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)?
Below are books on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). Not all the books are BDD-specific but they can help you resolve your body image issues too. Pick the book that best suits your needs. Disclosure: Please note that the links below are affiliate links.
Where can I find books about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
She has coauthored many books for people with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, including the first edition of The OCD Workbook, The Habit Control Workbook, The BDD Workbook, and Helping Your Child with OCD. She lives in North Las Vegas, NV. You can read many of her articles and learn more about her books at www.cherrypedrick.com.
What is bddaddict doing now?
He edits a monthly newsletter ( http://bddaddict.com) about interesting articles, videos and news related to BDD, SpecFlow and Cucumber. He also works on an open-source Visual Studio extension for SpecFlow, called Deveroom and on a tool that can synchronize scenarios to Azure DevOps, called SpecSync .