@article{ref1,
title="Body dysmorphic disorder. A survey of fifty cases",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1996",
author="Veale, D. and Boocock, A. and Gournay, K. and Dryden, W. and Shah, F. and Willson, R. and Walburn, J.",
volume="169",
number="2",
pages="196-201",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) consists of a preoccupation with an 'imagined' defect in appearance which causes significant distress or impairment in functioning. There has been little previous research into BDD. This study replicates a survey from the USA in a UK population and evaluates specific measures of BDD. METHOD: Cross-sectional interview survey of 50 patients who satisfied DSM-IV criteria for BDD as their primary disorder. RESULTS: The average age at onset was late adolescence and a large proportion of patients were either single or divorced. Three-quarters of the sample were female. There was a high degree of comorbidity with the most common additional Axis l diagnosis being either a mood disorder (26%), social phobia (16%) or obsessive-compulsive disorder (6%). Twenty-four per cent had made a suicide attempt in the past. Personality disorders were present in 72% of patients, the most common being paranoid, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive. CONCLUSIONS: BDD patients had a high associated comorbidity and previous suicide attempts. BDD is a chronic handicapping disorder and patients are not being adequately identified or treated by health professionals.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.169.2.196",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.169.2.196"
}