ArticlePrimary psychiatry2007
Suicidality in Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acceptance and Compassion-Based Therapy Targeting Shame in Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Multiple Baseline Study.Behavior modification · 2023Trial
- Suicidality in a placebo-controlled fluoxetine study of body dysmorphic disorder.International clinical psychopharmacology · 2009Trial
- Understanding the experience of relational accommodation for caregivers of an individual with body dysmorphic disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- Body dysmorphic disorder: Diagnostic challenges and current management.JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants · 2026Review
- A cross-sectional study on gender differences in body dysmorphic concerns in patients with skin conditions in relation to sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2025Article
- Advancing Psychosocial Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A State-of-the-Science Review.Behavior therapy · 2024Review
- Clinical characteristics among sexual minority and heterosexual women with body dysmorphic disorder.Body image · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) among the Lebanese University students: associated risk factors and repercussion on mental health.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Self-esteem in Adolescents and Young Adults with Acne Vulgaris.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2023Article
- Suicidal behavior across a broad range of psychiatric disorders.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Review
- A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Development of a multiphasic, cryptic screening protocol for body dysmorphic disorder in cosmetic dermatology.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2021Article
- Ethnic/racial and gender differences in body image disorders among a diverse sample of sexual minority U.S. adults.Body image · 2021Article
- Psychiatric Comorbidities and the Risk of Suicide in Obsessive-Compulsive and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.Cureus · 2020Review
- Serum oxytocin levels are elevated in body dysmorphic disorder and related to severity of psychopathology.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2020Article
- Differentiating weight-restored anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphic disorder using neuroimaging and psychometric markers.PloS one · 2019Article
- Shame and Defectiveness Beliefs in Treatment Seeking Patients With Body Dysmorphic Disorder.The Journal of nervous and mental disease · 2018Article
- Visual training program for body dysmorphic disorder: protocol for a novel intervention pilot and feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- Relative relationships of general shame and body shame with body dysmorphic phenomenology and psychosocial outcomes.Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders · 2017Article
- Anxiety and Shame as Risk Factors for Depression, Suicidality, and Functional Impairment in Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.The Journal of nervous and mental disease · 2016Article
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Abstract
Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and completed suicide appear common in individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Available evidence indicates that approximately 80% of individuals with BDD experience lifetime suicidal ideation and 24% to 28% have attempted suicide. Although data on completed suicide are limited and preliminary, the suicide rate appears markedly high. These findings underscore the importance of recognizing and effectively treating BDD. However, BDD is underrecognized in clinical settings even though it is relatively common and often presents to psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners, dermatologists, surgeons, and other physicians. This article reviews available evidence on suicidality in BDD and discusses how to recognize and diagnose this often secret disorder. Efficacious treatments for BDD, ie, serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and cognitive-behavioral therapy, are also discussed. Although data are limited, it appears that SRIs often diminish suicidality in these patients. Additional research is greatly needed on suicidality rates, characteristics, correlates, risk factors, treatment, and prevention of suicidality in BDD.
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