ReviewNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2015
Comorbidity between obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder: prevalence, explanatory theories, and clinical characterization.
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- Body dysmorphic symptoms in autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A comorbidity study.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Moderating Effect of Focused Eating Between Body Dysmorphic Concerns and Eating Attitudes in Lebanese Dietitians.Health science reports · 2026Article
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- Clinical characteristics of probands with obsessive-compulsive disorder from simplex and multiplex families.Psychiatry research · 2024Article
- Paediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Comorbid Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Expression and Treatment Response.Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Article
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Psychotic Features: Is It a Clinical Entity?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A dimensional perspective on the genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder.Translational psychiatry · 2021Review
- Psychiatric Comorbidities and the Risk of Suicide in Obsessive-Compulsive and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.Cureus · 2020Review
- An empirically derived recommendation for the classification of body dysmorphic disorder: Findings from structural equation modeling.PloS one · 2020Article
- Pharmacological Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.Current neuropharmacology · 2019Review
- Critical Review of the Use of Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.Drugs in R&D · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundWith the advent of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has been subsumed into the obsessive-compulsive disorders and related disorders (OCDRD) category.
objectiveWe aimed to determine the empirical evidence regarding the potential relationship between BDD and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) based on the prevalence data, etiopathogenic pathways, and clinical characterization of patients with both disorders.
methodA comprehensive search of databases (PubMed and PsycINFO) was performed. Published manuscripts between 1985 and May 2015 were identified. Overall, 53 studies fulfilled inclusion criteria.
resultsLifetime comorbidity rates of BDD-OCD are almost three times higher in samples with a primary diagnosis of BDD than those with primary OCD (27.5% vs 10.4%). However, other mental disorders, such as social phobia or major mood depression, are more likely among both types of psychiatric samples. Empirical evidence regarding the etiopathogenic pathways for BDD-OCD comorbidity is still inconclusive, whether concerning common shared features or one disorder as a risk factor for the other. Specifically, current findings concerning third variables show more divergences than similarities when comparing both disorders. Preliminary data on the clinical characterization of the patients with BDD and OCD indicate that the deleterious clinical impact of BDD in OCD patients is greater than vice versa.
conclusionDespite the recent inclusion of BDD within the OCDRD, data from comparative studies between BDD and OCD need further evidence for supporting this nosological approach. To better define this issue, comparative studies between BDD, OCD, and social phobia should be carried out.
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