Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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Summary

One of the world's leading authorities offers sufferers a clear and compact guide to an illness that effects millions of Americans

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Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Patients Speak	p. 3
What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?	p. 13
How Do I Know If I Have Body Dysmorphic Disorder?	p. 25
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Comes in Many Forms	p. 43
Painful Obsessions	p. 57
Compulsive Behaviors: Mirror Checking, Grooming, Camouflaging, Dieting, and Others	p. 67
How Body Dysmorphic Disorder Affects Lives: Social Avoidance, Problems with School and Work, Violence, Suicide, and Other Consequences	p. 89
Gender and Body Dysmorphic Disorder across the Life Span	p. 115
What Causes Body Dysmorphic Disorder? Clues to an Unsolved Puzzle	p. 127
Getting Better: A Brief Treatment Guide	p. 141
How to Successfully Treat Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Medication	p. 155
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder	p. 189
Cosmetic Treatments: Surgery, Dermatologic, Dental, and Other Treatments	p. 233
Anorexia Nervosa, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Other Psychiatric Disorders-What's Their Relationship to Body Dysmorphic Disorder?	p. 243
Advice for Family Members and Friends	p. 251
Getting Help for Body Dysmorphic Disorder	p. 265
Glossary	p. 277
Index	p. 287
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