Body Dysmorphic Disorder - Epidemiology, Typical Symptoms and Management

The somatoform disorders are a group of psychological disorders in which a patient experiences physical symptoms that are inconsistent with or cannot be fully explained by any underlying general medical or neurologic condition.
Somatoform disorders include somatic symptom disorder, conversion disorder, illness anxiety disorder, pain disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder.
In this video, Dr. Adam Jones discusses a case of body dysmorphic disorder.
He explains the epidemiology, typical symptoms, and management of body dysmorphic disorder.
Body dysmorphic disorder is a disorder characterized by the belief that a body part is abnormal, defective, or misshapen.
In terms of risk factors and epidemiology of body dysmorphic disorder, it affects women more than men.
The typical age at onset of the disorder is 15 to 20.
Dr. Adam Jones discusses the typical symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder. The most common concerns involve facial flaws, constant mirror checking, attempt to hide the alleged deformity, housebound, and avoidance of social situations. It causes impairment in their level of functioning.
Management of body dysmorphic disorder includes individual psychotherapy to help deal with stress.
Pharmacotherapy may include the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
The differential of body dysmorphic disorder can be anorexia nervosa, so beware of it.

The following topics have discussed in the video:
* Somatoform disorder
* Definition of body dysmorphic disorder
* Epidemiology of body dysmorphic disorder
* Typical symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder
* Management of body dysmorphic-disorder

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