body dysmorphic disorder
obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, characterized by an overwhelming fixation on a perceived flaw in one's own appearance
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Summary
body dysmorphic disorder is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,566 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: obsessive–compulsive spectrum[3]
- Commons category: Body dysmorphic disorder[4]
- ICPC 2 ID: A18[5]
- Possible treatment: cognitive behavioral therapy[6], selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor[7]
- Described by source: The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[8]
- ICD-9-CM: 300.7[9]
- Different from: body image disturbance[10], dysphoria[11]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[12], clinical psychology[13]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0060163[14], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0060163[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[16], WikiProject Psychiatry[17], WikiProject Psychology[18]
- P14541: 28gcWR[19], 4gOr3F[20]
Why It Matters
body dysmorphic disorder has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]