ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2022
Clinical characteristics of 172 children and adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder.
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- Empirically informed symptom severity cutoffs for body dysmorphic disorder.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Pooled it
- Developmentally Tailored Telehealth-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents with Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Multiple Baseline Design.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of an internet-based, therapist-guided cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for adolescents and young adults with body dysmorphic disorder: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Characteristics and 12-month outcomes of clinically-referred children and young people at risk of body dysmorphic disorder.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
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- Psycho Dermatological Dimensions of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment Options, and Clinical Outcomes in Dermatological and Cosmetic Surgery Settings.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Review
- Disseminating cognitive-behavioral therapy for body dysmorphic disorder: Evaluating the efficacy of online provider training.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Maternal Accommodation of Adolescent Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Clinical Correlates and Association with Treatment Outcomes.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Relationship between body dysmorphic disorder, depression, and malocclusion severity in adolescents.The Angle orthodontist · 2026Article
- Clinicians' Experiences of an Online Training Programme in Assessing and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Youth: A Qualitative Study.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Cosmeticorexia in Adolescence: A Case Report and Psychodynamic Formulation.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Peer Relationships and Social Media Use in Adolescents with Body Dysmorphic Disorder.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Body dysmorphic disorder.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Therapist-guided, Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder: A feasibility trial with long-term follow-up.Internet interventions · 2023Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Modified for Body Dysmorphic Disorder for Adolescents (BDD-YBOCS-A).Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Article
- A review of psychocutaneous disorders from a psychotherapeutic perspective-Toolkit for the dermatologist.Skin health and disease · 2023Review
- Genomics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Disorders: What the Clinician Needs to Know.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2023Review
- A conceptual framework on body representations and their relevance for mental disorders.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) often starts in childhood, with most cases developing symptoms before age 18. Yet, BDD research has primarily focused on adults. We report the clinical characteristics of the world's largest cohort of carefully diagnosed youths with BDD and focus on previously unexplored sex and age differences. We systematically collected clinical data from 172 young people with BDD consecutively referred to 2 specialist pediatric obsessive-compulsive and related disorders outpatient clinics in Stockholm, Sweden and in London, England. A series of clinician-, self-, and parent-reported measures were administered. The cohort consisted of 136 girls, 32 boys, and 4 transgender individuals (age range 10-19 years). The mean severity of BDD symptoms was in the moderate to severe range, with more than one third presenting with severe symptoms and more than half showing poor or absent insight/delusional beliefs. We observed high rates of current psychiatric comorbidity (71.5%), past or current self-harm (52.1%), suicide attempts (11.0%), current desire for cosmetic procedures (53.7%), and complete school dropout (32.4%). Compared to boys, girls had significantly more severe self-reported BDD symptoms, depression, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm. Compared to the younger participants (14 or younger), older participants had significantly more severe compulsions and were more likely to report a desire for conducting cosmetic procedures. Adolescent BDD can be a severe and disabling disorder associated with significant risks and substantial functional impairment. The clinical presentation of the disorder is largely similar across sexes and age groups, indicating the importance of early detection and treatment. More research is needed specifically focusing on boys and pre-pubertal individuals with BDD.
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